Ashland Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries													Page 4
INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT
(In millions - preliminary and unaudited)
									Three months ended
									December 31
									2007			2006
PERFORMANCE MATERIALS (a)
	Sales per shipping day								$	6.0		$	6.0
	Pounds sold per shipping day									4.6			5.0
	Gross profit as a percent of sales									18.2%			21.1%
DISTRIBUTION (a)
	Sales per shipping day								$	16.0		$	15.5
	Pounds sold per shipping day									18.7			19.1
	Gross profit as a percent of sales									7.5%			8.6%
VALVOLINE (a)
	Lubricant sales (gallons)									39.9			38.5
	Premium lubricants (percent of U.S. branded volumes)									23.0%			21.9%
	Gross profit as a percent of sales									24.7%			23.8%
WATER TECHNOLOGIES (a)
	Sales per shipping day								$	3.3		$	2.9
	Gross profit as a percent of sales									39.3%			40.4%
(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.