EX-99.8 9 ex99-8.htm ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS SALES ex99-8.htm
 
Exhibit 99.8
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
 Ashland Performance Materials sales)
 
Monthly Sales ($ in millions)*
          
           
 
2006
2007
 2008 2009 2010
January
110.4
133.3
 132.9  92.5 98.0
February
116.3
111.6
 135.4  80.8 97.1
March
119.6
131.2
 129.9  85.7 109.1
April
117.0
132.7
 144.2  83.3 118.8
May
124.1
134.5
 141.6  80.5  
June
128.6
132.6
138.9 
  91.8  
July
117.7
 127.5
151.6 
 89.3  
August
126.5
 152.8
131.3 
  80.3  
September
113.3
 157.8
144.2 
  98.1  
October
132.8
 137.3
139.7 
  99.1  
November
123.0
132.8
 105.7  93.2  
December
110.2
 101.0
 78.5  79.0  
 
 
12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)*
          
            
 
2006
2007
 2008 2009 2010
January
118.4
121.9
 132.1  127.8 88.3
February
118.8
121.5
 134.0  123.2 89.6
March
118.5
122.4
 133.9  119.6 91.6
April
117.8
123.8
 134.9  114.5 94.5
May
117.3
124.6
 135.5  109.4  
June
117.4
125.0
136.0 
  105.5  
July
118.1
 125.8
 138.0 
 100.3  
August
118.5
 128.0
136.2 
  96.0  
September
118.8
 131.7
135.1 
  92.2  
October
119.4
 132.1
135.3 
  88.8  
November
119.6
132.9
 133.0  87.8  
December
120.0
 132.1
 131.1  87.8  

*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.