Year Sterling (millions) 1976-12-31 2636 1977-12-31 2171 1978-12-31 4351 1979-12-31 7697 1980-12-31 9442 1981-12-31 9815 1982-12-31 11388 1984-12-31 13409 1985-12-31 16792 1986-12-31 24629 1987-12-31 37178 1988-12-31 53562 1989-12-31 53429 1990-12-31 47754 1991-12-31 16942 1992-12-31 8484 1993-12-31 12373 1994-12-31 14383 1995-12-31 34035 1996-12-31 29809