Year Sterling (millions) 1975-12-31 42 1976-12-31 43 1977-12-31 59 1978-12-31 98 1979-12-31 94 1980-12-31 100 1981-12-31 152 1982-12-31 138 1983-12-31 147 1984-12-31 217 1985-12-31 257 1986-12-31 524 1987-12-31 655 1988-12-31 607 1989-12-31 379 1990-12-31 322 1991-12-31 352 1992-12-31 1125 1993-12-31 1491 1994-12-31 1265 1995-12-31 2223 1996-12-31 3509