Month Sterling (millions) 1996-01-31 14959 1996-02-29 15347 1996-03-31 14688 1996-04-30 16254 1996-05-31 18783 1996-06-30 18670 1996-07-31 19183 1996-08-31 21923 1996-09-30 20928 1996-10-31 22520 1996-11-30 23411 1996-12-31 21372 1997-01-31 24916 1997-02-28 26454 1997-03-31 30182 1997-04-30 30338 1997-05-31 28119 1997-06-30 27740 1997-07-31 30523 1997-08-31 31414