Ashland Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries													Page 4
OPERATING INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT
(Unaudited)
			Three months ended						Nine months ended
			June 30						June 30
			2005			2004			2005			2004
APAC
	Construction backlog at June 30 (millions) (a)								$	2,100		$	1,869
	Net construction job revenues (millions) (b)		$	424		$	409		$	966		$	982
	Hot-mix asphalt production (million tons)			9.5			9.9			21.0			22.7
	Aggregate production (million tons)			8.3			8.1			22.6			21.0
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION (c)
	Sales per shipping day (millions)		$	15.4		$	13.3		$	15.1		$	12.3
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			10.0%			9.8%			9.8%			9.7%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL (c)
	Sales per shipping day (millions)		$	7.6		$	5.8		$	7.0		$	5.3
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			27.6%			27.3%			26.3%			28.8%
VALVOLINE
	Lubricant sales (million gallons)			48.1			50.0			131.4			141.3
	Premium lubricants (percent of U.S. branded volumes)			24.3%			22.0%			23.5%			21.0%
REFINING AND MARKETING (d)
	Refinery runs (thousand barrels per day)
		Crude oil refined		1,012			1,013			970			900
		Other charge and blend stocks		175			142			182			174
	Refined product yields (thousand barrels per day)
		Gasoline		636			623			619			596
		Distillates		328			323			316			285
		Asphalt		97			85			83			70
		Other		140			138			150			136
		Total		1,201			1,169			1,168			1,087
	Refined product sales (thousand barrels per day) (e)			1,477			1,440			1,421			1,367
	Refining and wholesale marketing margin (per barrel) (f)		$	6.69		$	5.27		$	4.58		$	2.87
	Speedway SuperAmerica (SSA)
		Retail outlets at June 30								1,647			1,746
		Gasoline and distillate sales (million gallons)		822			802			2,360			2,371
		Gross margin - gasoline and distillates (per gallon)	$	.1211		$	.1192		$	.1165		$	.1161
		Merchandise sales (millions)	$	645		$	600		$	1,786		$	1,668
		Merchandise margin (as a percent of sales)		25.2%			23.4%			25.2%			24.4%
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(a)	Includes APAC's proportionate share of the backlog of unconsolidated joint ventures.
(b)	Total construction job revenues, less subcontract costs.
(c)	Sales are defined as sales and operating revenues. Gross profit is defined as sales and operating revenues, less cost
	of sales and operating expenses.
(d)	Amounts represent 100% of MAP's operations, in which Ashland owned a 38% interest until June 30, 2005.
(e)	Total average daily volume of all refined product sales to MAP's wholesale, branded and retail (SSA) customers.
(f)	Sales revenue less cost of refinery inputs, purchased products and manufacturing expenses, including depreciation.