Year Sterling (millions) 1977-12-31 671 1978-12-31 513 1979-12-31 644 1980-12-31 2817 1981-12-31 4113 1982-12-31 4441 1983-12-31 4634 1984-12-31 6837 1985-12-31 8891 1986-12-31 14019 1987-12-31 19199 1988-12-31 24248 1989-12-31 25575 1990-12-31 28707 1991-12-31 23978 1992-12-31 33734 1993-12-31 43571 1994-12-31 44582 1995-12-31 47470 1996-12-31 50585