Year Sterling (millions) 1977-12-31 -6 1978-12-31 27 1979-12-31 179 1980-12-31 74 1981-12-31 16 1982-12-31 27 1984-12-31 167 1985-12-31 -226 1986-12-31 -225 1987-12-31 38 1988-12-31 239 1989-12-31 88 1990-12-31 117 1991-12-31 -145 1992-12-31 102 1993-12-31 -172 1994-12-31 170 1995-12-31 23 1996-12-31 -35