The number of passport applications received by the Identity and Passport Service for the period June 2004 to July 2005, inclusive, are given in the following table.
Month/Year Passport applications received June 2004 680,001 July 2004 616,776 August 2004 460,284 September 2004 423,836 October 2004 348,150 November 2004 332,461 December 2004 227,766 January 2005 533,491 February 2005 598,999 March 2005 640,670 April 2005 730,206 May 2005 696,864 June 2005 741,492 July 2005 623,153