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Ashland Water Technologies Gross Profit
3 Month Rolling Average (%)*
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Jan
51.1
50.7
49.0
48.2
39.1
38.1
Feb
51.2
50.1
49.4
47.5
38.4
36.4
Mar
51.0
50.1
48.0
47.2
38.8
37.3
Apr
50.7
49.7
48.2
46.8
39.6
 
May
49.9
49.3
47.5
46.6
39.6
 
Jun
49.5
48.9
46.9
45.5
38.2
 
Jul
49.6
48.8
46.6
42.3
39.3
 
Aug
50.1
48.4
47.2
39.6
39.0
 
Sep
49.8
47.8
47.2
38.4
39.6
 
Oct
49.6
47.9
47.4
38.7
39.0
 
Nov
50.1
47.6
47.5
39.9
39.8
 
Dec
50.4
49.4
48.5
40.3
39.3
 
  12 Month Rolling Average (%)*
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Jan
51.1
50.1
48.8
47.6
41.0
39.0
Feb
51.0
50.1
48.7
47.4
40.5
38.7
Mar
51.0
50.0
48.5
47.4
40.2
38.6
Apr
50.8
49.9
48.5
47.2
39.8
 
May
50.5
49.9
48.2
47.2
39.4
 
Jun
50.6
49.8
48.0
46.9
38.9
 
Jul
50.5
49.7
47.9
45.7
39.2
 
Aug
50.5
49.5
47.9
44.5
39.2
 
Sep
50.4
49.3
47.8
43.7
39.2
 
Oct
50.2
49.2
47.7
43.0
39.3
 
Nov
50.3
48.8
47.9
42.4
39.2
 
Dec
50.2
49.0
47.6
41.9
39.0
 


*NOTE: August and September 2007 information (and 3 and 12 month rolling averages that contain August and September 2007 information) is affected by the 13 month foreign reporting impact described on the Business Fundamentals page of this website.