Ashland 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

Exhibit 99.3

(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning

 Ashland Distribution's gross profit)

3 Month Rolling Average (%)
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
January	9.5	10.1	9.6	9.9	10.1	8.8
February	9.3	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.4	8.7
March	9.7	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.6	9.0
April	9.8	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.7	8.1
May	10.0	9.9	9.8	10.0	9.8	7.3
June	10.1	10.0	9.8	10.0	9.3	7.1
July	10.3	10.3	9.7	10.1	9.1	7.3
August	10.1	10.2	9.4	9.7	8.8	7.8
September	9.2	10.1	9.5	9.3	8.8	6.9
October	8.9	9.8	9.3	9.1	8.9
November	9.2	9.5	9.6	9.9	9.0
December	10.1	9.6	9.6	10.2	8.6

12 Month Rolling Average (%)
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
January	9.2	9.8	9.8	9.6	9.8	9.1
February	9.1	9.8	9.8	9.6	9.8	9.1
March	9.2	9.7	9.9	9.7	9.8	8.9
April	9.3	9.7	9.8	9.7	9.7	8.7
May	9.3	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	8.4
June	9.5	9.7	9.8	9.7	9.6	8.4
July	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.5	8.3
August	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.8	9.5	8.2
September	9.7	9.9	9.6	9.7	9.5	7.9
October	9.6	9.9	9.6	9.7	9.4
November	9.7	9.9	9.6	9.8	9.2
December	9.8	9.8	9.6	9.8	9.1