Month Sterling (millions) 1996-01-31 4400 1996-02-29 8374 1996-03-31 7979 1996-04-30 10375 1996-05-31 10767 1996-06-30 10523 1996-07-31 13524 1996-08-31 16808 1996-09-30 16486 1996-10-31 15230 1996-11-30 14305 1996-12-31 13718 1997-01-31 18043 1997-02-28 20620 1997-03-31 18635 1997-04-30 22007 1997-05-31 29001 1997-06-30 28980 1997-07-31 27489 1997-08-31 30767