Year Sterling (millions) 1977-12-31 1486 1978-12-31 1857 1979-12-31 1957 1980-12-31 2291 1981-12-31 3229 1982-12-31 3797 1983-12-31 5286 1984-12-31 7688 1985-12-31 7573 1986-12-31 11512 1987-12-31 10980 1988-12-31 11984 1989-12-31 16438 1990-12-31 18451 1991-12-31 22327 1992-12-31 24295 1993-12-31 28672 1994-12-31 36009 1995-12-31 44779 1996-12-31 54745