Year Sterling (millions) 1976-12-31 707 1977-12-31 800 1978-12-31 849 1979-12-31 1059 1980-12-31 1164 1981-12-31 1132 1982-12-31 1328 1983-12-31 1337 1984-12-31 1546 1985-12-31 1796 1986-12-31 1722 1987-12-31 2022 1988-12-31 2500 1989-12-31 3347 1990-12-31 3220 1991-12-31 3056 1992-12-31 2820 1993-12-31 2524 1994-12-31 2419 1995-12-31 2585 1996-12-31 2386