Exhibit 99.3
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Distribution's gross profit)
    

3 Month Rolling Average (%)
      

      
2002
      
2003
      
2004
      
2005
      
2006
      
2007
      
      
January
      
9.5
      
10.1
      
9.6
      
9.9
      
10.1
      
8.8
      
      
February
      
9.3
      
9.8
      
9.7
      
9.7
      
9.4
      
8.7
      
      
March
      
9.7
      
9.6
      
9.7
      
9.8
      
9.6
      
9.0
      
      
April
      
9.8
      
9.6
      
9.7
      
9.8
      
9.7
      
8.1
      
      
May
      
10.0
      
9.9
      
9.8
      
10.0
      
9.8
      
7.3
      
      
June
      
10.1
      
10.0
      
9.8
      
10.0
      
9.3
      
7.1
      
      
      
July
      
10.3
      
10.3
      
9.7
      
10.1
      
9.1
      
 7.3
      
      
August
      
10.1
      
10.2
      
9.4
      
9.7
      
8.8
      
 7.8
      
      
September
      
9.2
      
10.1
      
9.5
      
9.3
      
8.8
      
 6.9
      
      
October
      
8.9
      
9.8
      
9.3
      
9.1
      
8.9
      
 6.9
      
      
November
      
9.2
      
9.5
      
9.6
      
9.9
      
9.0
      
7.2
      
      
December
      
10.1
      
9.6
      
9.6
      
10.2
      
8.6
      
 7.5
      
      

      
      
    

12 Month Rolling Average (%)
      

      
2002
      
2003
      
2004
      
2005
      
2006
      
2007
      
      
January
      
9.2
      
9.8
      
9.8
      
9.6
      
9.8
      
9.1
      
      
February
      
9.1
      
9.8
      
9.8
      
9.6
      
9.8
      
9.1
      
      
March
      
9.2
      
9.7
      
9.9
      
9.7
      
9.8
      
8.9
      
      
April
      
9.3
      
9.7
      
9.8
      
9.7
      
9.7
      
8.7
      
      
May
      
9.3
      
9.8
      
9.8
      
9.7
      
9.7
      
8.4
      
      
June
      
9.5
      
9.7
      
9.8
      
9.7
      
9.6
      
8.4
      
      
July
      
9.7
      
9.7
      
9.7
      
9.8
      
9.5
      
 8.3
      
      
August
      
9.9
      
9.8
      
9.6
      
9.8
      
9.5
      
 8.2
      
      
September
      
9.7
      
9.9
      
9.6
      
9.7
      
9.5
      
 7.9
      
      
October
      
9.6
      
9.9
      
9.6
      
9.7
      
9.4
      
 7.7
      
      
November
      
9.7
      
9.9
      
9.6
      
9.8
      
9.2
      
7.7
      
      
December
      
9.8
      
9.8
      
9.6
      
9.8
      
9.1
      
 7.6