Exhibit 99.8
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Performance Materials revenue)
Monthly Sales ($ in millions)* | |||||
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 | |
October | 125.1 | 132.8 | 137.3 | 139.7 | |
November | 120.6 | 123.0 | 132.8 | 105.7 | |
December | 106.1 | 110.2 | 101.0 | 78.5 |
12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)* | |||||
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 | |
October | 115.8 | 119.4 | 132.1 | 135.3 | |
November | 117.1 | 119.6 | 132.9 | 133.0 | |
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.