EX-99.6 7 ex99-6.htm ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS AVERAGE SALES PER SHIPPING DAY ex99-6.htm
Exhibit 99.6
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
 Ashland Performance Materials average sales per shipping day)
 
Average Sales per Shipping Day ($ in millions)*
      
         
 
2005
2006
2007
 2008
January
5.176
5.258
6.061
 6.040 
February
5.593
5.816
5.593
 6.446 
March
5.570
5.200
5.965
 6.494 
April
5.989
6.156
6.637
 6.552 
May
6.183
5.641
6.112
 6.741 
June
5.812
5.845
6.313
6.612 
July
5.425
5.886
 6.073
6.889 
August
5.293
5.501
 6.642
6.254 
September
5.264
5.663
 8.307
6.867 
October
5.955
6.083
 5.968
6.074 
November
6.030
6.149
6.642
 5.872 
December
5.305
5.800
 5.318
 3.738 

*NOTE:  August and September 2007 information (and 3 and 12 month rolling averages that contain August and September 2007 information) is affected by the 13 month foreign reporting impact described on the Business Fundamentals page of this website.