Cash and bank balances comprise cash held by the Group and short-term bank deposits with an original maturity of three months or less. The carrying amount of these assets approximates to their fair value. A breakdown of significant cash and bank balances by currency is as follows:

	2018 £m	2017 £m
Sterling	14.9	24.5
Euro	7.8	6.0
US Dollar	7.0	5.8
Mexican Peso	2.8	1.0
Swedish Krona	2.0	1.5
Other	4.0	2.2
Total cash and bank balances	38.5	41.0