Year Sterling (millions) 1977-12-31 70 1978-12-31 105 1979-12-31 120 1980-12-31 154 1981-12-31 315 1982-12-31 308 1983-12-31 436 1984-12-31 617 1985-12-31 1955 1986-12-31 3923 1987-12-31 2678 1988-12-31 2343 1989-12-31 2191 1990-12-31 2228 1991-12-31 2116 1992-12-31 3506 1993-12-31 6109 1994-12-31 6923 1995-12-31 7856 1996-12-31 7763