Month Sterling (millions) 1996-01-31 16490 1996-02-29 20417 1996-03-31 22130 1996-04-30 23119 1996-05-31 20559 1996-06-30 23099 1996-07-31 24395 1996-08-31 24991 1996-09-30 26776 1996-10-31 24599 1996-11-30 25681 1996-12-31 21505 1997-01-31 24132