Attached files
Exhibit
99.16
(Text
of Graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Distribution
revenue)
Monthly
Sales ($ in millions)*
|
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2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009 | |
January
|
304
|
335
|
340
|
378
|
253 |
February
|
311
|
328
|
327
|
353
|
217 |
March
|
342
|
366
|
341
|
351
|
227 |
April
|
328
|
324
|
332
|
381
|
227 |
May
|
329
|
362
|
350
|
374
|
225 |
June
|
329
|
364
|
344
|
396
|
246 |
July
|
295
|
324
|
335
|
396
|
253 |
August
|
334
|
366
|
386
|
378
|
247 |
September
|
343
|
334
|
329
|
377
|
271 |
October
|
333
|
352
|
371
|
372
|
268 |
November
|
334
|
331
|
343
|
266 | 239 |
December
|
300
|
265
|
276
|
215 |
12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)* | |||||
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | |
January
|
288
|
326
|
338
|
343 | 343 |
February
|
293
|
328
|
338
|
345 | 331 |
March
|
297
|
330
|
336
|
346 | 321 |
April
|
301
|
329
|
337
|
350 | 308 |
May
|
306
|
332
|
336
|
352 | 296 |
June
|
309
|
335
|
334
|
356
|
283 |
July
|
311
|
337
|
335
|
361
|
271 |
August
|
314
|
340
|
336
|
361
|
260 |
September
|
318
|
339
|
336
|
365
|
252 |
October
|
320
|
341
|
338
|
365
|
243 |
November
|
323
|
341
|
339
|
358 | 241 |
December
|
324
|
338
|
340
|
353 |
*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.