Exhibit 99.1
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland
Distribution Company's sales per ship day)
ADC Average Sales $ per Ship Day ($, Millions)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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January 11.733 10.993 9.567 10.842 11.777
February 12.813 11.712 10.109 11.555 12.575
March 12.898 11.378 10.503 11.607 12.549
April 13.944 11.713 10.330 11.806 13.302
May 12.995 10.756 10.506 11.469 13.442
June 13.209 10.630 10.668 11.710 13.282
July 12.664 10.330 9.966 11.042 13.166
August 12.377 10.230 10.281 11.379 13.707
September 12.745 10.636 10.749 11.540 14.062
October 12.163 9.877 10.415 11.453 14.340
November 12.215 9.806 11.054 12.262 15.234
December 11.526 8.565 9.420 10.174
ADC Non-Durable Manufacturing
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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January 100.0 99.0 97.1 95.3 95.1
February 100.7 99.1 96.9 95.4 95.5
March 101.3 98.1 97.4 95.4 96.1
April 101.5 98.2 97.5 94.9 96.8
May 101.4 98.2 97.4 94.7 97.5
June 101.4 97.7 98.1 94.2 97.3
July 100.8 97.0 97.9 94.6 99.0
August 100.4 97.2 97.6 94.4 99.0
September 100.5 97.2 97.4 94.5 98.5
October 100.2 97.3 96.3 94.6 98.9
November 100.1 96.6 95.7 95.5 99.2
December 99.7 96.1 95.3 95.3