Year Million Current Pounds 1860 2.44000 1861 2.54000 1862 2.71000 1863 2.85000 1864 3.00000 1865 3.14000 1866 3.47000 1867 3.77000 1868 3.76000 1869 3.90000 1870 4.16000 1871 4.46000 1872 4.87000 1873 5.88000 1874 6.56000 1875 6.54000 1876 6.69000 1877 6.89000 1878 6.47000 1879 6.00000 1880 6.11000 1881 6.39000 1882 6.61000 1883 6.74000 1884 6.62000 1885 6.31000 1886 6.04000 1887 6.07000 1888 6.20000 1889 6.57000 1890 7.04000 1891 7.29000 1892 7.40000 1893 7.49000 1894 7.56000 1895 7.66000 1896 8.17000 1897 8.62000 1898 8.99000 1899 9.40000 1900 9.54000 1901 9.93000 1902 10.2100 1903 10.5300 1904 10.5900 1905 10.5900 1906 10.9900 1907 11.2600 1908 11.0800 1909 11.1400 1910 11.4700 1911 11.7600 1912 11.7100