<PAGE> PAGE 1
000 B000000 06/30/2000
000 C000000 0000831025
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 6.1
000 J000000 U
001 A000000 AXP UTILITIES INCOME FUND, INC.
001 B000000 811-5522
001 C000000 6126713800
002 A000000 200 AXP FINANCIAL CENTER
002 B000000 MINNEAPOLIS
002 C000000 MN
002 D010000 55474
003 000000 N
004 000000 N
005 000000 N
006 000000 N
007 A000000 N
007 B000000 0
007 C010100 1
007 C010200 2
007 C010300 3
007 C010400 4
007 C010500 5
007 C010600 6
007 C010700 7
007 C010800 8
007 C010900 9
007 C011000 10
011 A000001 AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL ADVISORS INC.
011 B000001 8-16791
011 C010001 MINNEAPOLIS
011 C020001 MN
011 C030001 55474
014 A000001 AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
014 B000001 8-31250
014 A000002 AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL ADVISORS INC.
014 B000002 8-16791
014 A000003 IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
014 B000003 8-14124
014 A000004 AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL ADVISORS JAPAN INC
014 B000004 8-12550
014 A000005 AMERICAN EXPRESS SERVICE CORPORATION
014 B000005 8-27456
014 A000006 SECURITIES AMERICA, INC.
014 B000006 8-26602
018 000000 Y
019 A000000 Y
<PAGE> PAGE 2
019 B000000 63
019 C000000 AMEXPFUNDS
020 A000001 DONALDSON,LUFKIN & JENRETTE SEC. CORP
020 B000001 13-2741729
020 C000001 352
020 A000002 LEHMAN BROTHERDS INC.
020 B000002 13-2518466
020 C000002 265
020 A000003 SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC
020 B000003 13-1912900
020 C000003 263
020 A000004 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC.
020 B000004 13-5674085
020 C000004 254
020 A000005 ABN-AMRO INC.
020 B000005 13-3227945
020 C000005 235
020 A000006 PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INC.
020 B000006 22-2347336
020 C000006 234
020 A000007 AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INV. SERV. INC.
020 B000007 41-1667086
020 C000007 203
020 A000008 MORGAN STANLEY & CO., INC.
020 B000008 13-2655998
020 C000008 195
020 A000009 PAINEWEBBER INC.
020 B000009 13-2638166
020 C000009 143
020 A000010 DEUTSCHE MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
020 B000010 13-2730828
020 C000010 141
021 000000 4585
022 A000001 GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
022 B000001 13-5108880
022 C000001 353956
022 D000001 34846
022 A000002 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORP.
022 B000002 13-5659485
022 C000002 208933
022 D000002 160642
022 A000003 LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.
022 B000003 13-2501865
022 C000003 357870
022 D000003 1488
022 A000004 MORGAN STANLEY & CO., INC.
022 B000004 13-2655998
022 C000004 157356
022 D000004 168115
022 A000005 MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
022 B000005 13-5674085
<PAGE> PAGE 3
022 C000005 241086
022 D000005 66610
022 A000006 SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.
022 B000006 13-1912900
022 C000006 149326
022 D000006 125010
022 A000007 MORGAN GUARANTY/MORGAN (JP) SECURITIES INC.
022 B000007 13-3224016
022 C000007 165701
022 D000007 0
022 A000008 CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP
022 B000008 13-5225436
022 C000008 117718
022 D000008 18102
022 A000009 FIRST CHICAGO CAPITAL MKTS INC.
022 B000009 36-3595942
022 C000009 83627
022 D000009 29021
022 A000010 LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
022 B000010 13-2518466
022 C000010 46576
022 D000010 6974
023 C000000 2168735
023 D000000 806892
024 000000 Y
025 A000001 SALOMON SMITH BARNEY
025 B000001 11-2418191
025 C000001 E
025 D000001 19050
025 D000002 0
025 D000003 0
025 D000004 0
025 D000005 0
025 D000006 0
025 D000007 0
025 D000008 0
026 A000000 N
026 B000000 Y
026 C000000 Y
026 D000000 Y
026 E000000 Y
026 F000000 Y
026 G010000 N
026 G020000 N
026 H000000 N
027 000000 Y
028 A010000 57064
028 A020000 19
028 A030000 0
028 A040000 44288
028 B010000 57999
<PAGE> PAGE 4
028 B020000 30
028 B030000 0
028 B040000 42403
028 C010000 61318
028 C020000 7766
028 C030000 0
028 C040000 51804
028 D010000 49764
028 D020000 17
028 D030000 0
028 D040000 38832
028 E010000 46136
028 E020000 27
028 E030000 0
028 E040000 31120
028 F010000 43921
028 F020000 7556
028 F030000 0
028 F040000 34803
028 G010000 316202
028 G020000 15415
028 G030000 0
028 G040000 243250
028 H000000 185737
029 000000 Y
030 A000000 5853
030 B000000 5.75
030 C000000 0.00
031 A000000 2307
031 B000000 0
032 000000 0
033 000000 3546
034 000000 Y
035 000000 573
036 A000000 N
036 B000000 0
037 000000 N
038 000000 0
039 000000 N
040 000000 Y
041 000000 Y
042 A000000 0
042 B000000 0
042 C000000 0
042 D000000 0
042 E000000 0
042 F000000 0
042 G000000 0
042 H000000 100
043 000000 9361
044 000000 0
<PAGE> PAGE 5
062 A000000 N
062 B000000 0.0
062 C000000 0.0
062 D000000 0.0
062 E000000 0.0
062 F000000 0.0
062 G000000 0.0
062 H000000 0.0
062 I000000 0.0
062 J000000 0.0
062 K000000 0.0
062 L000000 0.0
062 M000000 0.0
062 N000000 0.0
062 O000000 0.0
062 P000000 0.0
062 Q000000 0.0
062 R000000 0.0
071 A000000 2035748
071 B000000 1737548
071 C000000 1960148
071 D000000 89
072 A000000 12
072 B000000 7303
072 C000000 52829
072 D000000 0
072 E000000 0
072 F000000 11444
072 G000000 700
072 H000000 0
072 I000000 2426
072 J000000 133
072 K000000 144
072 L000000 0
072 M000000 12
072 N000000 244
072 O000000 0
072 P000000 0
072 Q000000 0
072 R000000 27
072 S000000 0
072 T000000 9361
072 U000000 0
072 V000000 0
072 W000000 16
072 X000000 24507
072 Y000000 102
072 Z000000 35727
072AA000000 114895
072BB000000 0
072CC010000 0
<PAGE> PAGE 6
072CC020000 117151
072DD010000 28201
072DD020000 6996
072EE000000 150491
073 A010000 0.0000
073 A020000 0.0000
073 B000000 0.0000
073 C000000 0.0000
074 A000000 10085
074 B000000 0
074 C000000 48925
074 D000000 57800
074 E000000 77900
074 F000000 1921380
074 G000000 0
074 H000000 0
074 I000000 0
074 J000000 42436
074 K000000 0
074 L000000 5069
074 M000000 0
074 N000000 2163595
074 O000000 5193
074 P000000 71
074 Q000000 0
074 R010000 0
074 R020000 0
074 R030000 0
074 R040000 26507
074 S000000 0
074 T000000 2131824
074 U010000 161981
074 U020000 70716
074 V010000 9.16
074 V020000 0.00
074 W000000 0.0000
074 X000000 132257
074 Y000000 0
075 A000000 0
075 B000000 2023701
076 000000 0.00
077 A000000 Y
077 B000000 Y
077 C000000 N
077 D000000 N
077 E000000 N
077 F000000 N
077 G000000 N
077 H000000 N
077 I000000 Y
077 J000000 N
<PAGE> PAGE 7
077 K000000 N
077 L000000 N
077 M000000 N
077 N000000 N
077 O000000 N
077 P000000 N
077 Q010000 Y
077 Q020000 N
077 Q030000 N
078 000000 N
080 A000000 RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
080 C000000 1500
081 A000000 N
081 B000000 0
082 A000000 N
082 B000000 0
083 A000000 N
083 B000000 0
084 A000000 N
084 B000000 0
085 A000000 Y
085 B000000 N
086 A010000 0
086 A020000 0
086 B010000 0
086 B020000 0
086 C010000 0
086 C020000 0
086 D010000 0
086 D020000 0
086 E010000 0
086 E020000 0
086 F010000 0
086 F020000 0
SIGNATURE LESLIE L. OGG
TITLE VICE PRESIDENT
