Month Sterling (millions) 1996-01-31 6880 1996-02-29 6483 1996-03-31 5910 1996-04-30 7892 1996-05-31 8997 1996-06-30 7536 1996-07-31 11079 1996-08-31 12844 1996-09-30 11039 1996-10-31 11895 1996-11-30 12060 1996-12-31 9973 1997-01-31 12352 1997-02-28 13266 1997-03-31 11753 1997-04-30 15159 1997-05-31 18233 1997-06-30 15279 1997-07-31 17743 1997-08-31 20255