EX-99.7 8 ex99-7.htm ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS AVERAGE SALES PER SHIPPING DAY ex99-7.htm
“PRELIMINARY DATA”
 
Exhibit 99.7
(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 2009
January
5.176
5.258
6.061
 6.040  4.429
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. 
 
# - January 2009 data is currently a preliminary estimate until Ashland completes its monthly close process and files an updated Form 8-K at the end of February 2009.