UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 7, 2004

                                   AVNET, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    New York
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

          1-4224                                    11-1890605
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 (Commission File Number)                (IRS Employer Identification No.)


2211 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona                   85034
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

                                 (480) 643-2000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

     On October 7, 2004,  Avnet,  Inc.  issued a press  release  announcing  the
fiscal first quarter earnings  webcast.  A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.

     The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached
hereto  is being  furnished  and shall not be deemed  "filed"  for  purposes  of
Section  18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  (the  "Exchange  Act") or
otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of that section,  nor shall it be deemed
incorporated  by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

         The following exhibits are furnished with this report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit Number      Description of Exhibit
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     99             Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated October 7, 2004


                                S I G N A T U R E

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                        AVNET, INC.
                                        (Registrant)


Date: October 7, 2004                   By:  /s/ Raymond Sadowski
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                                        Raymond Sadowski
                                        Senior Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer