Month Sterling (millions) 1996-01-31 11022 1996-02-29 9147 1996-03-31 10643 1996-04-30 11446 1996-05-31 13797 1996-06-30 13608 1996-07-31 12908 1996-08-31 12596 1996-09-30 15104 1996-10-31 15869 1996-11-30 15833 1996-12-31 11329 1997-01-31 16042 1997-02-28 18232 1997-03-31 23329 1997-04-30 19499 1997-05-31 23012 1997-06-30 22197 1997-07-31 23466 1997-08-31 18734