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
			2008			2007			2008			2007
PERFORMANCE MATERIALS (a)
	Sales per shipping day		$	6.6		$	6.3		$	6.3		$	6.1
	Pounds sold per shipping day			4.9			5.1			4.7			4.9
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			17.5%			21.9%			17.9%			21.2%
DISTRIBUTION (a)
	Sales per shipping day		$	18.0		$	16.3		$	17.1		$	15.9
	Pounds sold per shipping day			19.0			20.1			18.9			19.6
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			7.8%			7.1%			7.6%			8.2%
VALVOLINE (a)
	Lubricant sales (gallons)			43.8			43.4			125.7			123.8
	Premium lubricants (percent of U.S. branded volumes)			24.9%			24.4%			24.6%			23.2%
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			23.9%			25.1%			24.4%			24.8%
WATER TECHNOLOGIES (a)
	Sales per shipping day		$	3.8		$	3.2		$	3.5		$	3.0
	Gross profit as a percent of sales			37.2%			38.2%			37.9%			39.1%
(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.