Exhibit 99.4
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland
Specialty Chemical Company's average sales per ship day)
ASCC Average Net Sales per Ship Day ($, Thousands)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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January 4,383 3,835 3,790 4,094 4,551
February 4,422 4,206 4,554 4,885 4,757
March 4,454 4,148 4,411 4,846 5,182
April 4,915 4,399 4,557 5,073 5,830
May 4,393 4,121 4,566 4,967 5,801
June 4,468 4,898 4,945 5,170 5,800
July 4,414 4,498 4,349 4,729 5,816
August 4,228 4,152 4,588 4,411 5,711
September 4,592 4,800 4,888 5,660 5,778
October 4,272 4,323 4,595 5,040 6,371
November 4,500 4,570 5,056 5,714 6,798
December 4,435 4,339 4,531 4,940
ASCC Durable Manufacturing Index (%)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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January 100.0 100.9 94.3 98.3 103.7
February 100.6 100.0 94.7 98.0 105.6
March 101.7 100.1 94.9 97.1 105.9
April 102.8 99.3 95.5 96.4 106.6
May 104.0 98.3 96.2 96.3 107.3
June 104.4 97.1 97.0 97.1 107.4
July 104.2 96.9 96.9 98.3 108.9
August 103.9 95.6 97.6 98.5 108.6
September 104.6 94.4 97.4 100.6 108.2
October 104.0 93.7 97.1 100.8 109.2
November 103.3 93.8 98.0 102.4 109.7
December 102.4 93.9 97.1 102.9