SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549

FORM N-17f-2

Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar
Investments in the Custody of
Management Investment Companies

Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17f-2]

1.    Investment Company Act File Number:    Date examination completed:

              811-1629                            10/21/2002

2. State identification Number:

AL       AK       AZ       AR       CA      CO
CT       DE       DC       FL       GA      HI
ID       IL       IN       IA       KS      KY
LA       ME       MD       MA       MI      MN
MS       MO       MT       NE       NV      NH
NJ       NM       NY       NC       ND      OH
OK       OR       PA       RI       SC      SD
TN       TX       UT       VT       VA      WA
WV       WI       WY       PUERTO RICO

Other  (specify):

3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement:

     AXP New Dimensions Fund, Inc.

4. Name under which business is conducted, if different from above:


5. Address of principal place of business (number,street,city,state,zip code):

     200 AXP Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474


                          Independent Auditors' Report


To the Board of Directors of
AXP New Dimensions Fund, Inc.:

We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management
Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company
Act of 1940, that AXP Growth Dimensions Fund of AXP New Dimensions Fund, Inc.
(the Fund) complied with the provisions of subsection (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of July 31, 2002 and during the
period from May 31, 2002 (the date of our last examination) through July 31,
2002. Management is responsible for the Fund's compliance with those provisions.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the
Fund's compliance based on our examination.

Our examination was made in accordance with standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included
examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Fund's compliance with those
requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in
the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests
performed as of July 31, 2002 and the period from May 31, 2002 through July 31,
2002, with respect to securities transactions:

o    Count and  inspection of all  securities  located in the vault,  if any, of
     American Express Trust Company, the Custodian;

o    Confirmation of all securities,  if any, held by institutions in book entry
     form  (Wells  Fargo Bank  Minnesota,  N.A.,  The Bank of New York,  and The
     Depository Trust Company);

o    Confirmation or examination of underlying documentation of all securities
     purchased but not received, hypothecated, pledged, placed in escrow, or out
     for transfer with brokers, pledges and/or transfer agents;

o    Reconciliation  of all such securities to the books and records of the Fund
     and the Custodian; and

o    Test of selected security transactions since the date of our last report.



We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our
examination does not provide a legal determination on the Fund's compliance with
the specified requirements.

In our opinion, management's assertion that AXP New Dimensions Fund, Inc. was in
compliance with the above mentioned provisions of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 as of July 31, 2002 and for the period from May 31, 2002
through July 31, 2002 is fairly stated in all material respects.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management of AXP
New Dimensions Fund, Inc. and the Securities and Exchange Commission and should
not be used for any other purpose and is not intended to be and should not be
used by anyone other than these specified parties.



/s/ KPMG LLP
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    KPMG LLP
    Minneapolis, MN
    October 21, 2002



             Management Statement Regarding Compliance With Certain
                Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940


     We, as members of management of AXP Growth Dimensions Fund of AXP New
     Dimensions Fund, Inc. (the Fund) are responsible for complying with the
     requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, Custody of
     Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies, of the
     Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing
     and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those
     requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Fund's compliance with
     the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of July 31,
     2002 and from May 31, 2002 through July 31, 2002.

     Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Fund was in compliance with
     the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment
     Company Act of 1940 as of July 31, 2002 and from May 31, 2002 through July
     31, 2002, with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of
     the Fund.



     AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION



By: /s/ Jeffrey P. Fox
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        Jeffrey P. Fox, Vice President-Investment Accounting