Month Sterling (millions) 1996-01-31 4944 1996-02-29 7493 1996-03-31 7375 1996-04-30 8171 1996-05-31 8375 1996-06-30 8505 1996-07-31 8954 1996-08-31 10558 1996-09-30 10362 1996-10-31 11338 1996-11-30 10023 1996-12-31 8964 1997-01-31 11069 1997-02-28 11301 1997-03-31 12273 1997-04-30 12490 1997-05-31 16265 1997-06-30 15601 1997-07-31 16896 1997-08-31 16216