Ashland Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries													Page 4
OPERATING INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT
(Unaudited)
			Three months ended						Year ended
			September 30						September 30
			2003			2002			2003			2002
APAC
	Construction backlog at September 30 (millions) (a)								$	1,745		$	1,691
	Hot-mix asphalt production (million tons)			11.5			11.4			32.5			36.7
	Aggregate production (million tons)			9.0			8.8			28.7			31.0
	Ready-mix concrete production (million cubic yards)			0.5			0.6			2.0			2.1
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION (b)
	Sales per shipping day (millions)		$	11.3		$	10.3		$	11.1		$	10.1
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			15.5%			15.7%			15.3%			16.1%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL (b)
	Sales per shipping day (millions)		$	4.7		$	4.5		$	4.6		$	4.3
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			33.6%			36.5%			33.7%			37.0%
VALVOLINE
	Lubricant sales (million gallons)			51.3			53.5			193.5			199.0
	Premium lubricants (percent of U.S. branded volumes)			18.6%			16.9%			18.5%			16.1%
REFINING AND MARKETING (c)
	Refinery runs (thousand barrels per day)
		Crude oil refined		966			931			900			930
		Other charge and blend stocks		142			134			133			151
	Refined product yields (thousand barrels per day)
		Gasoline		590			570			554			594
		Distillates		290			279			278			293
		Asphalt		77			80			71			73
		Other		157			140			131			127
		Total		1,114			1,069			1,034			1,087
	Refined product sales (thousand barrels per day) (d)			1,445			1,387			1,345			1,321
	Refining and wholesale marketing margin (per barrel) (e)		$	3.61		$	1.63		$	2.59		$	1.82
	Speedway SuperAmerica (SSA)
		Retail outlets at September 30								1,791			2,063
		Gasoline and distillate sales (million gallons)		815			943			3,423			3,622
		Gross margin - gasoline and distillates (per gallon)	$	.1375		$	.1063		$	.1191		$	.1040
		Merchandise sales (millions) (f)	$	586		$	645		$	2,281		$	2,381
		Merchandise margin (as a percent of sales)		24.7%			23.2%			24.5%			24.2%
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(a)	Includes APAC's proportionate share of the backlog of unconsolidated joint ventures.
(b)	Sales are defined as sales and operating revenues. Gross profit is defined as sales and operating revenues, less cost
	of sales and operating expenses, and depreciation and amortization relative to manufacturing assets.
(c)	Amounts represent 100% of MAP's operations, in which Ashland owns a 38% interest.
(d)	Total average daily volume of all refined product sales to MAP's wholesale, branded and retail (SSA) customers.
(e)	Sales revenue less cost of refinery inputs, purchased products and manufacturing expenses, including depreciation.
(f)	Effective January 1, 2003, SSA adopted EITF 02-16, "Accounting by a Customer (Including a Reseller) for Certain
	Consideration Received from a Vendor," which requires rebates from vendors to be recorded as reductions to cost of
	sales. Rebates from vendors recorded in SSA merchandise sales for periods prior to January 1, 2003 have not been
	restated and included $41 million in the three months ended September 30, 2002; $46 million in the year ended
	September 30, 2003; and $170 million in the year ended September 30, 2002.