Year Sterling (millions) 1977-12-31 8 1978-12-31 13 1979-12-31 14 1980-12-31 104 1981-12-31 323 1982-12-31 472 1983-12-31 854 1984-12-31 1431 1985-12-31 1772 1986-12-31 2603 1987-12-31 4727 1988-12-31 7284 1989-12-31 6885 1990-12-31 8204 1991-12-31 6592 1992-12-31 7104 1993-12-31 6798 1994-12-31 7887 1995-12-31 8542 1996-12-31 6909