Month Sterling (millions) 1996-01-31 8615 1996-02-29 9391 1996-03-31 9402 1996-04-30 11082 1996-05-31 10607 1996-06-30 11083 1996-07-31 10260 1996-08-31 10609 1996-09-30 12234 1996-10-31 13020 1996-11-30 11557 1996-12-31 9277 1997-01-31 13110 1997-02-28 14260 1997-03-31 15818 1997-04-30 15606 1997-05-31 19473 1997-06-30 18645 1997-07-31 17368 1997-08-31 17284