Year Sterling (millions) 1977-12-31 2697 1978-12-31 2699 1979-12-31 2922 1980-12-31 3939 1981-12-31 5357 1982-12-31 5172 1983-12-31 5097 1984-12-31 4824 1985-12-31 3565 1986-12-31 2514 1987-12-31 1780 1988-12-31 1452 1989-12-31 856 1990-12-31 625 1991-12-31 520 1992-12-31 1095 1993-12-31 1632 1994-12-31 1749 1995-12-31 1494 1996-12-31 1259