Attached files
Exhibit
99.8
(Text of
graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland
Performance Materials revenue)
Monthly
Sales ($ in millions)*
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2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | |
January
|
103.5
|
110.4
|
133.3
|
132.9 | 92.5 |
February
|
111.9
|
116.3
|
111.6
|
135.4 | 80.8 |
March
|
122.5
|
119.6
|
131.2
|
129.9 | 85.7 |
April
|
125.8
|
117.0
|
132.7
|
144.2 | 83.3 |
May
|
129.9
|
124.1
|
134.5
|
141.6 | 80.5 |
June
|
127.9
|
128.6
|
132.6
|
138.9
|
91.8 |
July
|
108.5
|
117.7
|
127.5
|
151.6
|
89.3 |
August
|
121.7
|
126.5
|
152.8
|
131.3
|
80.3 |
September
|
110.5
|
113.3
|
157.8
|
144.2
|
98.1 |
October
|
125.1
|
132.8
|
137.3
|
139.7
|
99.1 |
November
|
120.6
|
123.0
|
132.8
|
105.7 | 93.2 |
December
|
106.1
|
110.2
|
101.0
|
78.5 |
12
Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)*
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2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | |
January
|
94.3
|
118.4
|
121.9
|
132.1 | 127.8 |
February
|
96.5
|
118.8
|
121.5
|
134.0 | 123.2 |
March
|
99.4
|
118.5
|
122.4
|
133.9 | 119.6 |
April
|
102.3
|
117.8
|
123.8
|
134.9 | 114.5 |
May
|
106.0
|
117.3
|
124.6
|
135.5 | 109.4 |
June
|
108.4
|
117.4
|
125.0
|
136.0
|
105.5 |
July
|
110.0
|
118.1
|
125.8
|
138.0
|
100.3 |
August
|
112.3
|
118.5
|
128.0
|
136.2
|
96.0 |
September
|
114.1
|
118.8
|
131.7
|
135.1
|
92.2 |
October
|
115.8
|
119.4
|
132.1
|
135.3
|
88.8 |
November
|
117.1
|
119.6
|
132.9
|
133.0 | 87.8 |
December
|
117.8
|
120.0
|
132.1
|
131.1 |
*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.