Ashland Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries													Page 4
INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT
(In millions - preliminary and unaudited)
			Three months ended						Year ended
			September 30						September 30
			2007			2006			2007			2006
PERFORMANCE MATERIALS (a) (b)
	Sales per shipping day		$	6.1		$	5.7		$	6.1		$	5.7
	Pounds sold per shipping day			4.8			4.9			4.9			4.9
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			18.4%			20.3%			20.5%			22.5%
DISTRIBUTION (a) (b)
	Sales per shipping day		$	15.9		$	16.3		$	15.9		$	16.2
	Pounds sold per shipping day			19.6			19.9			19.6			20.3
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			7.0%			8.8%			7.9%			9.5%
VALVOLINE (a) (b)
	Lubricant sales (gallons)			43.3			41.1			167.1			168.7
	Premium lubricants (percent of U.S. branded volumes)			23.5%			22.3%			23.3%			23.1%
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			24.6%			16.0%			24.8%			19.9%
WATER TECHNOLOGIES (a) (b)
	Sales per shipping day		$	3.3		$	3.0		$	3.1		$	2.0
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			39.7%			38.4%			39.2%			43.7%
(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)	Excludes amounts resulting from the elimination of the previous one month financial reporting lag for wholly owned entities outside North America, which was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2007.