Year Sterling (millions) 1976-12-31 302 1977-12-31 61 1978-12-31 285 1979-12-31 236 1980-12-31 94 1981-12-31 221 1982-12-31 -244 1984-12-31 75 1985-12-31 47 1986-12-31 -93 1987-12-31 137 1988-12-31 216 1989-12-31 355 1990-12-31 -194 1991-12-31 -117 1992-12-31 231 1993-12-31 27 1994-12-31 214 1995-12-31 334 1996-12-31 324