Year Sterling (millions) 1977-12-31 1520 1978-12-31 1987 1979-12-31 3710 1980-12-31 2299 1981-12-31 3458 1982-12-31 5887 1983-12-31 7137 1984-12-31 7789 1985-12-31 9746 1986-12-31 11286 1987-12-31 9294 1988-12-31 9648 1989-12-31 12928 1990-12-31 12893 1991-12-31 10229 1992-12-31 14243 1993-12-31 14768 1994-12-31 16222 1995-12-31 16983 1996-12-31 20138