Civometry

Public sector net borrowing: record highs and lows

The extremes of public sector net borrowing as published by ONS, across the 403 periods held here (January 1993 to July 2026). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

Highest published

£32.3bnJanuary 2026

Lowest published

-£51.1bnMay 2020

The full series

Public sector net borrowing: January 1993 to July 2026ConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-50k-25k025k200020102020January 1993: £1.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1993: -£6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1993: -£8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1993: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1993: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1993: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1993: -£3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1993: -£5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1993: -£4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1993: -£2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1993: -£4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1993: -£4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1994: £1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1994: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1994: -£8.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1994: -£6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1994: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1994: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1994: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1994: -£5.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1994: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1994: -£1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1994: -£3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1994: -£3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1995: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1995: -£5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1995: -£7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1995: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1995: -£4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1995: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1995: -£1.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1995: -£5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1995: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1995: £567m £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1995: -£3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1995: -£3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1996: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1996: -£3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1996: -£6.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1996: -£4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1996: -£4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1996: -£4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1996: -£297m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1996: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1996: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1996: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1996: -£2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1996: -£2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1997: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1997: -£3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1997: -£6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1997: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1997: -£3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1997: -£5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1997: -£562m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1997: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1997: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1997: £1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1997: £1.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1997: -£1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1998: £7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1998: -£211m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1998: -£3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1998: -£1.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1998: -£3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1998: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1998: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1998: -£2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1998: -£1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1998: £6.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1998: -£3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1998: -£917m £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1999: £6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1999: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1999: -£1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1999: -£335m £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1999: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1999: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1999: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1999: -£1.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1999: -£307m £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1999: £7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1999: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1999: -£920m £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2000: £9.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2000: £1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2000: £401m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2000: -£2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2000: £9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2000: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2000: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2000: -£3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2000: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2000: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2000: -£1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2000: -£1.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2001: £6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2001: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2001: £677m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2001: £281m £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2001: -£1.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2001: £590m £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2001: £2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2001: £1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2001: -£1.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2001: -£3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2001: -£3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2001: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2002: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2002: £337m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2002: -£993m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2002: -£2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2002: -£3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2002: -£3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2002: £701m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2002: -£2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2002: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2002: -£3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2002: -£5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2002: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2003: -£640m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2003: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2003: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2003: -£3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2003: -£6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2003: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2003: -£1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2003: -£4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2003: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2003: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2003: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2003: -£5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2004: -£922m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2004: -£887m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2004: -£1.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2004: -£7.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2004: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2004: -£2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2004: -£2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2004: -£4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2004: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2004: -£5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2004: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2004: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2005: £112m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2005: -£3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2005: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2005: -£8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2005: -£2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2005: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2005: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2005: -£4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2005: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2005: -£4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2005: -£7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2005: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2006: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2006: -£3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2006: -£2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2006: -£4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2006: -£4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2006: -£3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2006: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2006: -£3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2006: -£6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2006: -£4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2006: -£7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2006: -£4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2007: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2007: -£592m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2007: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2007: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2007: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2007: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2007: -£596m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2007: -£5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2007: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2007: -£6.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2007: -£6.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2007: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2008: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2008: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2008: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2008: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2008: -£7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2008: -£6.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2008: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2008: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2008: -£13bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2008: -£10.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2008: -£12.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2008: -£15.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2009: -£6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2009: -£11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2009: -£14bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2009: -£10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2009: -£13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2009: -£16.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2009: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2009: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2009: -£16.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2009: -£14.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2009: -£14.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2009: -£21.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2010: -£7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2010: -£9.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2010: -£13.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2010: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2010: -£13.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2010: -£12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2010: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2010: -£11.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2010: -£16bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2010: -£14.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2010: -£14.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2010: -£17.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2011: -£1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2011: -£9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2011: -£13.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2011: -£11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2011: -£9.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2011: -£9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2011: -£4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2011: -£9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2011: -£14.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2011: -£12.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2011: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2011: -£14bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2012: -£750m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2012: -£10.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2012: -£12.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2012: -£21.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2012: -£12.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2012: -£8.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2012: -£2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2012: -£10bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2012: -£13.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2012: -£12.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2012: -£12.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2012: -£13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2013: £685m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2013: -£7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2013: -£10.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2013: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2013: -£9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2013: -£8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2013: -£3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2013: -£8.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2013: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2013: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2013: -£11.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2013: -£10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2014: -£307m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2014: -£9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2014: -£6.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2014: -£12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2014: -£10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2014: -£7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2014: -£3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2014: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2014: -£12.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2014: -£11.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2014: -£8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2014: -£12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2015: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2015: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2015: -£6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2015: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2015: -£7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2015: -£7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2015: -£2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2015: -£8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2015: -£11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2015: -£10.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2015: -£9.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2015: -£7.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2016: £6.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2016: -£5.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2016: -£5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2016: -£12.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2016: -£7.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2016: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2016: -£721m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2016: -£7.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2016: -£10.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2016: -£8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2016: -£6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2016: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2017: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2017: £179m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2017: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2017: -£12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2017: -£7.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2017: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2017: -£219m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2017: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2017: -£9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2017: -£8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2017: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2017: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2018: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2018: -£2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2018: -£1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2018: -£10bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2018: -£4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2018: -£4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2018: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2018: -£7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2018: -£8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2018: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2018: -£5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2018: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2019: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2019: -£2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2019: £19m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2019: -£11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2019: -£4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2019: -£6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2019: £1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2019: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2019: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2019: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2019: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2019: -£6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2020: £8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2020: -£1.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2020: -£6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2020: -£49bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2020: -£51.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2020: -£32.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2020: -£21.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2020: -£24bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2020: -£28bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2020: -£17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2020: -£21.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2020: -£23.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2021: -£1.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2021: -£15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2021: -£24.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2021: -£23.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2021: -£17.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2021: -£18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2021: -£4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2021: -£13.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2021: -£16.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2021: -£8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2021: -£7.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2021: -£9.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2022: £12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2022: -£7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2022: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2022: -£13.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2022: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2022: -£18.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2022: -£605m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2022: -£7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2022: -£15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2022: -£11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2022: -£15.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2022: -£15.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2023: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2023: -£10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2023: -£17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2023: -£20bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2023: -£15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2023: -£19.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2023: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2023: -£11.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2023: -£15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2023: -£16.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2023: -£15bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2023: -£8.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2024: £14.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2024: -£11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2024: -£14.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2024: -£19.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2024: -£17.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2024: -£14.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2024: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2024: -£14.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2024: -£18.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2024: -£19.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2024: -£13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2024: -£18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2025: £14.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2025: -£11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2025: -£13.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2025: -£19.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2025: -£18bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2025: -£24bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2025: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2025: -£14.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2025: -£22.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2025: -£15.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2025: -£9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2025: -£12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2026: £32.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2026: -£12.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2026: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2026: -£23.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2026: -£19bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2026: -£12.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2026: -£1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026
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The chart as a table
PeriodPublic sector net borrowing
January 1993£1.3bn
February 1993-£6bn
March 1993-£8.2bn
April 1993-£5.4bn
May 1993-£5.4bn
June 1993-£4.9bn
July 1993-£3bn
August 1993-£5.1bn
September 1993-£4.2bn
October 1993-£2.1bn
November 1993-£4.1bn
December 1993-£4.3bn
January 1994£1.1bn
February 1994-£5.5bn
March 1994-£8.5bn
April 1994-£6bn
May 1994-£5.3bn
June 1994-£3.4bn
July 1994-£2.5bn
August 1994-£5.6bn
September 1994-£2.9bn
October 1994-£1.2bn
November 1994-£3.2bn
December 1994-£3.5bn
January 1995£2.5bn
February 1995-£5.1bn
March 1995-£7.7bn
April 1995-£4bn
May 1995-£4.1bn
June 1995-£4bn
July 1995-£1.7bn
August 1995-£5.8bn
September 1995-£2.9bn
October 1995£567m
November 1995-£3.3bn
December 1995-£3.7bn
January 1996£3.7bn
February 1996-£3.8bn
March 1996-£6.3bn
April 1996-£4.8bn
May 1996-£4.8bn
June 1996-£4.2bn
July 1996-£297m
August 1996-£5.3bn
September 1996-£2.7bn
October 1996£3.4bn
November 1996-£2.4bn
December 1996-£2.3bn
January 1997£5.2bn
February 1997-£3bn
March 1997-£6.8bn
April 1997-£2.9bn
May 1997-£3bn
June 1997-£5bn
July 1997-£562m
August 1997-£2.9bn
September 1997-£2.7bn
October 1997£1.6bn
November 1997£1.7bn
December 1997-£1bn
January 1998£7.5bn
February 1998-£211m
March 1998-£3.1bn
April 1998-£1.9bn
May 1998-£3.9bn
June 1998-£3.4bn
July 1998£2.7bn
August 1998-£2bn
September 1998-£1.8bn
October 1998£6.4bn
November 1998-£3.1bn
December 1998-£917m
January 1999£6.8bn
February 1999£2.2bn
March 1999-£1.2bn
April 1999-£335m
May 1999-£3.4bn
June 1999-£2.5bn
July 1999£3.7bn
August 1999-£1.5bn
September 1999-£307m
October 1999£7.5bn
November 1999-£2.5bn
December 1999-£920m
January 2000£9.7bn
February 2000£1.6bn
March 2000£401m
April 2000-£2.8bn
May 2000£9.3bn
June 2000-£2.7bn
July 2000£3.8bn
August 2000-£3.3bn
September 2000£4.1bn
October 2000-£1.1bn
November 2000-£1.2bn
December 2000-£1.3bn
January 2001£6.9bn
February 2001£4bn
March 2001£677m
April 2001£281m
May 2001-£1.4bn
June 2001£590m
July 2001£2bn
August 2001£1bn
September 2001-£1.4bn
October 2001-£3.2bn
November 2001-£3.3bn
December 2001-£2.9bn
January 2002£3.4bn
February 2002£337m
March 2002-£993m
April 2002-£2.4bn
May 2002-£3.5bn
June 2002-£3.3bn
July 2002£701m
August 2002-£2.1bn
September 2002-£4.4bn
October 2002-£3.8bn
November 2002-£5.2bn
December 2002-£4.9bn
January 2003-£640m
February 2003-£2.9bn
March 2003-£2.5bn
April 2003-£3.2bn
May 2003-£6.1bn
June 2003-£4.4bn
July 2003-£1.6bn
August 2003-£4.2bn
September 2003-£5.9bn
October 2003-£4.4bn
November 2003-£5.4bn
December 2003-£5.2bn
January 2004-£922m
February 2004-£887m
March 2004-£1.4bn
April 2004-£7.8bn
May 2004-£5.9bn
June 2004-£2.2bn
July 2004-£2.4bn
August 2004-£4.6bn
September 2004-£5.9bn
October 2004-£5.2bn
November 2004-£5.9bn
December 2004-£5.4bn
January 2005£112m
February 2005-£3bn
March 2005-£3.4bn
April 2005-£8.6bn
May 2005-£2.3bn
June 2005-£2.5bn
July 2005-£1.1bn
August 2005-£4.3bn
September 2005-£5.3bn
October 2005-£4.7bn
November 2005-£7.9bn
December 2005-£5.5bn
January 2006£2.4bn
February 2006-£3.2bn
March 2006-£2.4bn
April 2006-£4.5bn
May 2006-£4.8bn
June 2006-£3.8bn
July 2006-£1.1bn
August 2006-£3.6bn
September 2006-£6.9bn
October 2006-£4.2bn
November 2006-£7.1bn
December 2006-£4.5bn
January 2007£4.4bn
February 2007-£592m
March 2007-£4.4bn
April 2007-£3.4bn
May 2007-£4.9bn
June 2007-£4bn
July 2007-£596m
August 2007-£5.2bn
September 2007-£5.4bn
October 2007-£6.2bn
November 2007-£6.3bn
December 2007-£5.4bn
January 2008£5.5bn
February 2008-£3.4bn
March 2008-£5.9bn
April 2008-£6.5bn
May 2008-£7.5bn
June 2008-£6.7bn
July 2008-£3.4bn
August 2008-£8.7bn
September 2008-£13bn
October 2008-£10.7bn
November 2008-£12.3bn
December 2008-£15.3bn
January 2009-£6.9bn
February 2009-£11.1bn
March 2009-£14bn
April 2009-£10.9bn
May 2009-£13.5bn
June 2009-£16.5bn
July 2009-£9.3bn
August 2009-£12bn
September 2009-£16.4bn
October 2009-£14.8bn
November 2009-£14.2bn
December 2009-£21.3bn
January 2010-£7.7bn
February 2010-£9.8bn
March 2010-£13.2bn
April 2010-£9.3bn
May 2010-£13.3bn
June 2010-£12.1bn
July 2010-£9.3bn
August 2010-£11.6bn
September 2010-£16bn
October 2010-£14.3bn
November 2010-£14.8bn
December 2010-£17.1bn
January 2011-£1.2bn
February 2011-£9.6bn
March 2011-£13.3bn
April 2011-£11.9bn
May 2011-£9.7bn
June 2011-£9.9bn
July 2011-£4.7bn
August 2011-£9.6bn
September 2011-£14.1bn
October 2011-£12.9bn
November 2011-£11.3bn
December 2011-£14bn
January 2012-£750m
February 2012-£10.4bn
March 2012-£12.8bn
April 2012-£21.6bn
May 2012-£12.9bn
June 2012-£8.8bn
July 2012-£2.3bn
August 2012-£10bn
September 2012-£13.1bn
October 2012-£12.2bn
November 2012-£12.3bn
December 2012-£13.5bn
January 2013£685m
February 2013-£7.1bn
March 2013-£10.7bn
April 2013-£11.3bn
May 2013-£9.1bn
June 2013-£8.3bn
July 2013-£3.6bn
August 2013-£8.5bn
September 2013-£12bn
October 2013-£11.3bn
November 2013-£11.5bn
December 2013-£10.9bn
January 2014-£307m
February 2014-£9.5bn
March 2014-£6.2bn
April 2014-£12.6bn
May 2014-£10.1bn
June 2014-£7.9bn
July 2014-£3.5bn
August 2014-£8.7bn
September 2014-£12.8bn
October 2014-£11.5bn
November 2014-£8.9bn
December 2014-£12.1bn
January 2015£3bn
February 2015-£6.5bn
March 2015-£6bn
April 2015-£12bn
May 2015-£7.5bn
June 2015-£7.7bn
July 2015-£2bn
August 2015-£8.6bn
September 2015-£11.4bn
October 2015-£10.4bn
November 2015-£9.2bn
December 2015-£7.4bn
January 2016£6.2bn
February 2016-£5.7bn
March 2016-£5bn
April 2016-£12.2bn
May 2016-£7.2bn
June 2016-£4.9bn
July 2016-£721m
August 2016-£7.3bn
September 2016-£10.8bn
October 2016-£8bn
November 2016-£6.9bn
December 2016-£5.3bn
January 2017£8.6bn
February 2017£179m
March 2017-£2.7bn
April 2017-£12.6bn
May 2017-£7.2bn
June 2017-£6.5bn
July 2017-£219m
August 2017-£5.5bn
September 2017-£9.9bn
October 2017-£8bn
November 2017-£6.5bn
December 2017-£4.4bn
January 2018£5.8bn
February 2018-£2.6bn
March 2018-£1.8bn
April 2018-£10bn
May 2018-£4.5bn
June 2018-£4.1bn
July 2018£2.5bn
August 2018-£7bn
September 2018-£8.9bn
October 2018-£9.3bn
November 2018-£5.8bn
December 2018-£5.4bn
January 2019£10.3bn
February 2019-£2.1bn
March 2019£19m
April 2019-£11.1bn
May 2019-£4.7bn
June 2019-£6.8bn
July 2019£1.2bn
August 2019-£4.9bn
September 2019-£8.7bn
October 2019-£11.3bn
November 2019-£5.5bn
December 2019-£6.1bn
January 2020£8.2bn
February 2020-£1.9bn
March 2020-£6.8bn
April 2020-£49bn
May 2020-£51.1bn
June 2020-£32.2bn
July 2020-£21.8bn
August 2020-£24bn
September 2020-£28bn
October 2020-£17.9bn
November 2020-£21.4bn
December 2020-£23.9bn
January 2021-£1.3bn
February 2021-£15.5bn
March 2021-£24.8bn
April 2021-£23.5bn
May 2021-£17.1bn
June 2021-£18.7bn
July 2021-£4.3bn
August 2021-£13.9bn
September 2021-£16.8bn
October 2021-£8bn
November 2021-£7.4bn
December 2021-£9.8bn
January 2022£12bn
February 2022-£7.1bn
March 2022-£5.5bn
April 2022-£13.4bn
May 2022-£8.7bn
June 2022-£18.9bn
July 2022-£605m
August 2022-£7.9bn
September 2022-£15.4bn
October 2022-£11.1bn
November 2022-£15.6bn
December 2022-£15.9bn
January 2023£8.6bn
February 2023-£10.9bn
March 2023-£17.6bn
April 2023-£20bn
May 2023-£15.4bn
June 2023-£19.1bn
July 2023-£2.7bn
August 2023-£11.5bn
September 2023-£15.5bn
October 2023-£16.5bn
November 2023-£15bn
December 2023-£8.1bn
January 2024£14.3bn
February 2024-£11.4bn
March 2024-£14.4bn
April 2024-£19.4bn
May 2024-£17.5bn
June 2024-£14.6bn
July 2024-£4bn
August 2024-£14.9bn
September 2024-£18.8bn
October 2024-£19.4bn
November 2024-£13.5bn
December 2024-£18.7bn
January 2025£14.7bn
February 2025-£11.9bn
March 2025-£13.8bn
April 2025-£19.6bn
May 2025-£18bn
June 2025-£24bn
July 2025-£1.1bn
August 2025-£14.9bn
September 2025-£22.2bn
October 2025-£15.8bn
November 2025-£9.5bn
December 2025-£12.6bn
January 2026£32.3bn
February 2026-£12.4bn
March 2026-£12bn
April 2026-£23.1bn
May 2026-£19bn
June 2026-£12.8bn
July 2026-£1.8bn

What a record here is, and is not

A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.