Month Sterling (millions) 1996-01-31 12976 1996-02-29 15028 1996-03-31 15238 1996-04-30 16305 1996-05-31 17865 1996-06-30 17614 1996-07-31 20256 1996-08-31 24932 1996-09-30 22961 1996-10-31 26067 1996-11-30 29007 1996-12-31 22668 1997-01-31 28236 1997-02-28 30152 1997-03-31 35394 1997-04-30 37492 1997-05-31 48327 1997-06-30 42737 1997-07-31 49894 1997-08-31 52200