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| OPERATING INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT | |||||||||
| (In millions - preliminary and unaudited) | |||||||||
| Three months ended | |||||||||
| December 31 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||
| APAC | |||||||||
| Construction backlog at December 31 (a) | $ | 1,941 | $ | 1,730 | |||||
| Net construction job revenues (b) | $ | 423 | $ | 344 | |||||
| Hot-mix asphalt production (tons) | 7.8 | 7.8 | |||||||
| Aggregate production (tons) | 8.1 | 7.8 | |||||||
| ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION (c) | |||||||||
| Sales per shipping day | $ | 15.9 | $ | 14.4 | |||||
| Gross profit as a percent of sales | 10.2% | 9.6% | |||||||
| ASHLAND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL (c) | |||||||||
| Sales per shipping day | $ | 7.4 | $ | 6.4 | |||||
| Gross profit as a percent of sales | 27.4% | 24.2% | |||||||
| VALVOLINE | |||||||||
| Lubricant sales (gallons) | 38.5 | 41.1 | |||||||
| Premium lubricants (percent of U.S. branded volumes) | 22.9% | 21.8% | |||||||
| (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. | |||||||||