Ashland Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries													Page 4
INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT
(In millions - preliminary and unaudited)
			Three months ended						Nine months ended
			June 30						June 30
			2007			2006			2007			2006
PERFORMANCE MATERIALS (a)
	Sales per shipping day		$	6.3		$	5.9		$	6.1		$	5.7
	Pounds sold per shipping day			5.1			5.1			4.9			5.0
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			21.9%			25.0%			21.2%			23.2%
DISTRIBUTION (a)
	Sales per shipping day		$	16.3		$	16.7		$	15.9		$	16.2
	Pounds sold per shipping day			20.1			20.6			19.6			20.5
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			7.1%			9.3%			8.2%			9.7%
VALVOLINE (a)
	Lubricant sales (gallons)			43.4			45.1			123.8			127.8
	Premium lubricants (percent of U.S. branded volumes)			24.4%			22.4%			23.2%			23.2%
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			25.1%			20.2%			24.8%			21.4%
WATER TECHNOLOGIES (a)
	Sales per shipping day		$	3.2		$	1.8		$	3.0		$	1.6
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			38.2%			45.5%			39.1%			47.0%
(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.