Ashland Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries													Page 4
OPERATING INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT
(In millions - preliminary and unaudited)
			Three months ended						Year ended
			September 30						September 30
			2006			2005			2006			2005
PERFORMANCE MATERIALS (a) (b)
	Sales per shipping day		$	5.7		$	5.3		$	5.7		$	5.4
	Pounds sold per shipping day			4.9			4.9			4.9			5.4
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			20.3%			21.3%			22.5%			20.4%
DISTRIBUTION (a)
	Sales per shipping day		$	16.3		$	15.2		$	16.2		$	15.1
	Pounds sold per shipping day			18.6			19.1			18.9			19.2
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			8.8%			9.3%			9.5%			9.7%
VALVOLINE (a)
	Lubricant sales (gallons)			41.1			44.0			168.7			175.4
	Premium lubricants (percent of U.S. branded volumes)			22.3%			23.1%			23.1%			23.4%
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			16.0%			25.4%			19.9%			26.6%
WATER TECHNOLOGIES (a) (b)
	Sales per shipping day		$	3.0		$	1.6		$	2.0		$	1.6
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			38.4%			47.2%			43.7%			47.8%
(a)	Sales are defined as sales and operating revenues.  Gross profit is defined as sales and operating revenues, less cost of sales and operating expenses.
(b)	In June 2006, Ashland redefined its reporting segments as it continues to evolve into a diversified chemical company.  Performance Materials and Water Technologies, formerly combined under Ashland Specialty Chemical, have now been separately disclosed.  Prior periods have been conformed to the current period presentation.