Month Sterling (millions) 1996-01-31 13163 1996-02-29 12513 1996-03-31 12498 1996-04-30 13961 1996-05-31 16579 1996-06-30 15555 1996-07-31 14797 1996-08-31 16560 1996-09-30 16802 1996-10-31 17652 1996-11-30 18327 1996-12-31 14029 1997-01-31 19040 1997-02-28 19694 1997-03-31 22987 1997-04-30 23431 1997-05-31 23797 1997-06-30 21331 1997-07-31 24004 1997-08-31 25737