EX-99.16 17 ex99-16.htm ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION SALES ex99-16.htm
 
Exhibit 99.16
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Distribution sales)
 
Monthly Sales ($ in millions)*
      
             
 
2006
2007
2008
 2009 2010
January
335
340
378
 253 272
February
328
327
353
  217 260
March
366
341
351
  227 325
April
324
332
381
 227 308
May
362
350
374
 225  
June
364
344
396
 246  
July
324
335
396
 253  
August
366
386
378
 247  
September
334
329
377
 271  
October
352
371
372
 268  
November
331
343
 266 239  
December
265
276
 215 222  

 
12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)*        
              
 
2006
2007
 2008 2009 2010
January
326
338
 343 343 243
February
328
338
 345 331 247
March
330
336
 346 321 255
April
329
337
 350 308 261
May
332
336
 352 296  
June
335
334
356
 283  
July
337
 335
361
 271  
August
340
 336
361
 260  
September
339
 336
365
 252  
October
341
 338
365
 243  
November
341
339
 358 241  
December
338
 340
 353 241  

*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.