Month	Sterling (millions)
1986-09-30	88729
1986-10-31	88940
1986-11-30	89272
1986-12-31	91783
1987-01-31	90653
1987-02-28	91895
1987-03-31	95802
1987-04-30	97786
1987-05-31	100137
1987-06-30	102000
1987-07-31	102360
1987-08-31	103504
1987-09-30	106551
1987-10-31	112740
1987-11-30	113300
1987-12-31	116866
1988-01-31	117501
1988-02-29	118356
1988-03-31	124409
1988-04-30	127879
1988-05-31	129327
1988-06-30	135955
1988-07-31	137220
1988-08-31	140176
1988-09-30	144760
1988-10-31	148530
1988-11-30	149968
1988-12-31	153905
1989-01-31	155821
1989-02-28	157810
1989-03-31	162925
1989-04-30	164691
1989-05-31	166836
1989-06-30	171266
1989-07-31	199696
1989-08-31	201259
1989-09-30	208087
1989-10-31	207652
1989-11-30	208805
1989-12-31	213441
1990-01-31	214984
1990-02-28	217257
1990-03-31	222065
1990-04-30	222347
1990-05-31	223465
1990-06-30	229223
1990-07-31	229159
1990-08-31	229915
1990-09-30	235553
1990-10-31	235057
1990-11-30	236568
1990-12-31	239506
1991-01-31	239749
1991-02-28	241194
1991-03-31	244172
1991-04-30	242032
1991-05-31	241629
1991-06-30	244539
1991-07-31	243234
1991-08-31	243668
1991-09-30	247136
1991-10-31	244933
1991-11-30	246409
1991-12-31	248819
1992-01-31	247512
1992-02-29	248890
1992-03-31	249327
1992-04-30	249502
1992-05-31	249887
1992-06-30	252213
1992-07-31	251433
1992-08-31	252037
1992-09-30	252072
1992-10-31	251305
1992-11-30	251132
1992-12-31	251599
1993-01-31	254125
1993-02-28	253607
1993-03-31	255351
1993-04-30	254235
1993-05-31	254504
1993-06-30	256741
1993-07-31	256764
1993-08-31	258991
1993-09-30	261426
1993-10-31	261703
1993-11-30	261750
1993-12-31	265932
1994-01-31	265187
1994-02-28	263512
1994-03-31	265486
1994-04-30	263289
1994-05-31	262047
1994-06-30	264934
1994-07-31	265073
1994-08-31	266643
1994-09-30	267640
1994-10-31	267120
1994-11-30	267713
1994-12-31	270271
1995-01-31	272276
1995-02-28	273678
1995-03-31	274540
1995-04-30	275456
1995-05-31	276387
1995-06-30	278159
1995-07-31	279060
1995-08-31	296777
1995-09-30	300097
1995-10-31	301071
1995-11-30	301221
1995-12-31	304357
1996-01-31	301048
1996-02-29	302972
1996-03-31	307652
1996-04-30	307586
1996-05-31	309500
1996-06-30	313080
1996-07-31	313762
1996-08-31	328543
1996-09-30	330322
1996-10-31	332270
1996-11-30	337099
1996-12-31	338490
1997-01-31	338870
1997-02-28	340185
1997-03-31	345617
1997-04-30	364108
1997-05-31	366020
1997-06-30	453624
1997-07-31	487519
1997-08-31	489981