Year Sterling (millions) 1976-12-31 1359 1977-12-31 1461 1978-12-31 1453 1979-12-31 1453 1980-12-31 1662 1981-12-31 2264 1982-12-31 2714 1983-12-31 3542 1984-12-31 3996 1985-12-31 3072 1986-12-31 2726 1987-12-31 2731 1988-12-31 3161 1989-12-31 3797 1990-12-31 3792 1991-12-31 5224 1992-12-31 7599 1993-12-31 7089 1994-12-31 5676 1995-12-31 6136 1996-12-31 5565