Exhibit 99.8
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Water Technologies' revenue)
Net Monthly Sales ($, Millions)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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January 26.8 25.9 26.2 29.2 32.1 32.6
February 25.5 25.2 28.6 28.7 30.6 33.6
March 24.9 23.7 28.0 31.5 33.2 33.9
April 25.1 26.6 28.5 31.3 34.1 36.8
May 26.1 26.5 28.8 30.3 32.8 34.2
June 25.8 26.7 28.6 29.6 33.8 42.1
July 26.0 27.5 29.6 32.4 33.3 60.9
August 27.0 29.0 30.0 31.4 35.0 64.2
September 27.8 29.3 29.9 31.9 36.6 66.2
October 25.1 26.8 28.8 30.2 31.7 58.9
November 25.5 25.8 28.3 30.7 32.8 57.1
December 24.5 26.1 27.1 32.1 32.3
12 Month Net Sales Rolling Average ($, Millions)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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January 25.8 25.8 26.6 28.8 31.0 33.2
February 25.8 25.7 26.9 28.8 31.2 33.5
March 25.7 25.6 27.3 29.1 31.3 33.5
April 25.7 25.8 27.4 29.3 31.5 33.8
May 25.8 25.8 27.6 29.4 31.8 33.9
June 25.7 25.9 27.8 29.5 32.1 34.6
July 25.7 26.0 27.9 29.8 32.2 36.9
August 25.8 26.2 28.0 29.9 32.5 39.3
September 25.7 26.3 28.1 30.0 32.9 41.8
October 25.8 26.4 28.2 30.2 33.0 44.0
November 25.9 26.5 28.4 30.4 33.2 46.1
December 25.8 26.6 28.5 30.8 33.2