Exhibit 99.5
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Performance Materials' revenue)
Net Monthly Sales ($, Millions)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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January 57.6 57.4 62.8 66.3 103.5 110.4
February 58.6 65.9 69.1 85.5 111.9 116.3
March 66.4 64.5 73.8 87.7 122.5 119.6
April 62.9 73.6 78.0 91.2 125.8 117.0
May 64.6 73.9 75.5 85.7 129.9 124.1
June 77.0 72.3 80.0 98.0 127.9 128.6
July 68.5 68.1 74.5 89.8 108.5 117.7
August 68.5 71.9 80.2 94.3 121.7
September 63.4 68.5 66.4 89.5 110.5
October 74.3 78.9 87.1 103.6 125.1
November 65.9 70.2 74.6 105.2 120.6
December 58.0 65.5 76.6 97.7 106.1
12 Month Net Sales Rolling Average ($, Millions)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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January 67.0 65.5 69.7 75.2 94.3 118.4
February 66.3 66.1 70.0 76.5 96.5 118.8
March 65.4 65.9 70.7 77.7 99.4 118.5
April 65.0 66.8 71.1 78.8 102.3 117.8
May 64.4 67.6 71.2 79.6 106.0 117.3
June 64.8 67.2 71.9 81.1 108.4 117.4
July 65.4 67.2 72.4 82.4 110.0 118.1
August 65.1 67.4 73.1 83.6 112.3
September 65.2 67.9 72.9 85.5 114.1
October 65.5 68.2 73.6 86.9 115.8
November 65.5 68.6 74.0 89.4 117.1
December 65.5 69.2 74.9 91.2 117.8