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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]
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31 Jan 19 82241
28 Feb 19 82411
31 Mar 19 82401
30 Apr 19 82489
31 May 19 82486
30 Jun 19 82746
31 Jul 19 82915
31 Aug 19 83077
30 Sep 19 83213
31 Oct 19 83155
30 Nov 19 82815
31 Dec 19 82612
31 Jan 20 82594
29 Feb 20 82478
31 Mar 20 82527
30 Apr 20 82505
31 May 20 83805
30 Jun 20 86098
31 Jul 20 87656
31 Aug 20 88398
30 Sep 20 88930
31 Oct 20 89524
30 Nov 20 89897
31 Dec 20 90280
31 Jan 21 92174
28 Feb 21 93114
31 Mar 21 93453
30 Apr 21 94833
31 May 21 95009
30 Jun 21 95057
31 Jul 21 95095
31 Aug 21 95237
30 Sep 21 95470
31 Oct 21 95789
30 Nov 21 95800
31 Dec 21 95017
31 Jan 22 95262
28 Feb 22 95205
31 Mar 22 95002
30 Apr 22 94974
31 May 22 94961
30 Jun 22 94865
31 Jul 22 94739
31 Aug 22 94675
30 Sep 22 94495
31 Oct 22 94109
30 Nov 22 93996
31 Dec 22 93965
31 Jan 23 94126
28 Feb 23 94298
31 Mar 23 94098
30 Apr 23 94001
31 May 23 93973
30 Jun 23 93979
31 Jul 23 93982
31 Aug 23 93950
30 Sep 23 93959
31 Oct 23 94474
30 Nov 23 94697
31 Dec 23 94468
31 Jan 24 94703
29 Feb 24 95038
31 Mar 24 94933

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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)