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Date Monthly average amount outstanding of total sterling notes and coin in circulation, excluding backing assets for commercial banknote issue in Scotland and Northern Ireland (in sterling millions) seasonally adjusted
[a] [b] [c] [d] [e]
LPMAVAB
31 Jan 19 82242
28 Feb 19 82411
31 Mar 19 82401
30 Apr 19 82491
31 May 19 82486
30 Jun 19 82749
31 Jul 19 82918
31 Aug 19 83078
30 Sep 19 83214
31 Oct 19 83140
30 Nov 19 82814
31 Dec 19 82613
31 Jan 20 82596
29 Feb 20 82481
31 Mar 20 82529
30 Apr 20 82508
31 May 20 83808
30 Jun 20 86100
31 Jul 20 87659
31 Aug 20 88400
30 Sep 20 88932
31 Oct 20 89492
30 Nov 20 89896
31 Dec 20 90284
31 Jan 21 92180
28 Feb 21 93122
31 Mar 21 93463
30 Apr 21 94838
31 May 21 95013
30 Jun 21 95058
31 Jul 21 95094
31 Aug 21 95235
30 Sep 21 95469
31 Oct 21 95742
30 Nov 21 95794
31 Dec 21 95023
31 Jan 22 95275
28 Feb 22 95224
31 Mar 22 95025
30 Apr 22 94989
31 May 22 94964
30 Jun 22 94859
31 Jul 22 94728
31 Aug 22 94663
30 Sep 22 94485
31 Oct 22 94055
30 Nov 22 93986
31 Dec 22 93974
31 Jan 23 94148
28 Feb 23 94331
31 Mar 23 94145
30 Apr 23 94028
31 May 23 93972
30 Jun 23 93961
31 Jul 23 93956
31 Aug 23 93922
30 Sep 23 93933
31 Oct 23 94424
30 Nov 23 94684
31 Dec 23 94478
31 Jan 24 94734
29 Feb 24 95086
31 Mar 24 95010
30 Apr 24 95676

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[a] Average of amounts outstanding at close of business on Wednesdays within the calendar month.

[b] From November 2009 notes and coin in circulation represents all holdings outside the Bank of England (including those in banks' and building societies' tills), but excluding backing assets for commercial banknote issue in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The effects of the change in definition have been removed from the flows (changes) data. For details, see the October 2009 article in Monetary & Financial Statistics at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/documents/ms/articles/art1oct09.pdf.

[c] The seasonal adjustment of this series is under review due to changes in patterns of trading day and holiday effects, particularly from 2013 onwards.

[d] Changes to the method of seasonal adjustment took effect from the publication of July 2019 data. For further details, see: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/details/further-details-about-notes-and-coin-and-reserves-balances-data. (31 Jan 2009 onward)

[e] All seasonal adjustment methods are subject to regular review and the methodology for the Notes & Coins data was updated in June 2021. Historical data has been revised for the new methodology applied. For further details, see https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/details/further-details-about-seasonal-adjustment-data (30 Jun 2021)