Exhibit 99.4
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Performance Materials' average sales per shipping day)
Average Net Sales per Shipping Day ($, Millions)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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January 2.619 2.611 2.856 3.159 5.176 5.258
February 2.932 3.295 3.457 3.562 5.593 5.816
March 3.017 3.226 3.512 3.812 5.570 5.200
April 3.145 3.346 3.716 4.341 5.989 6.156
May 2.937 3.360 3.597 4.287 6.183 5.641
June 3.667 3.613 3.808 4.454 5.812 5.845
July 3.260 3.097 3.385 4.274 5.425 5.886
August 2.977 3.269 3.210 4.286 5.293 5.501
September 3.335 3.425 3.903 4.260 5.264 5.663
October 3.231 3.430 3.786 4.933 5.955 6.083
November 3.296 3.696 4.144 5.262 6.030
December 3.051 3.275 3.649 4.652 5.305
Durable Goods Manufacturing Index (%)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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January 99.7 93.8 97.1 102.2 110.5 119.1
February 99.0 94.2 96.3 103.9 111.6 119.3
March 99.4 94.6 95.5 104.0 111.1 120.0
April 98.6 95.3 94.5 104.8 110.8 121.4
May 97.6 95.8 95.0 105.6 111.6 121.1
June 96.6 96.8 96.2 105.5 112.5 122.6
July 96.4 96.6 97.2 106.9 112.7 122.9
August 95.2 97.3 97.1 107.6 114.2 124.0
September 94.2 97.2 99.2 107.2 114.3 123.5
October 92.9 96.7 99.6 108.9 117.5 123.3
November 92.9 97.3 101.3 109.1 118.0
December 93.2 96.3 101.6 110.0 118.2