Exhibit 23(a)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of The Procter & Gamble Company on Form S-3 of our report dated August 1, 2000,
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Procter &
Gamble Company for the year ended June 30, 2000 and to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration
Statement.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
November 9, 2000
