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EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Anixter
International Inc. for the registration of $792,000,000 of its Liquid Yield
Option Notes Due 2020 and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated February 7, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedules of Anixter International Inc. included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, Illinois
August 25, 2000
