Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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The board and shareholders
AXP Growth Series, Inc.:
    AXP Growth Fund
    AXP Large Cap Equity Fund
    AXP Large Cap Value Fund
    AXP Quantitative Large Cap Equity Fund

The board of trustees and unitholders
Growth Trust:
   Growth Portfolio

We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference and to the
references to our Firm under the headings "Financial Highlights" in Part A and
"Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in Part B of the Registration
Statement.



/s/ KPMG LLP
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    KPMG LLP
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    September 27, 2004