Year Sterling (millions) 1977-12-31 142 1978-12-31 254 1979-12-31 46 1980-12-31 27 1981-12-31 8 1982-12-31 -16 1984-12-31 59 1985-12-31 -11 1986-12-31 235 1987-12-31 -118 1988-12-31 -5 1989-12-31 338 1990-12-31 505 1991-12-31 -317 1992-12-31 13 1993-12-31 -329 1994-12-31 -33 1995-12-31 375 1996-12-31 17