Month Sterling (millions) 1996-01-31 13553 1996-02-29 21347 1996-03-31 19352 1996-04-30 21248 1996-05-31 21074 1996-06-30 21385 1996-07-31 21218 1996-08-31 27011 1996-09-30 22834 1996-10-31 24265 1996-11-30 23618 1996-12-31 21189 1997-01-31 20274 1997-02-28 22590 1997-03-31 23466 1997-04-30 21755 1997-05-31 21477 1997-06-30 16356 1997-07-31 20602 1997-08-31 19971