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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 23
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                                   Exhibit 23






                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-48204) of Hurco Companies, Inc. of our report
dated December 9, 2003, relating to the financial statements and financial
statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.






/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
January 23, 2004




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