Year Sterling (millions) 1977-12-31 393 1978-12-31 286 1979-12-31 163 1980-12-31 303 1981-12-31 460 1982-12-31 1119 1983-12-31 1245 1984-12-31 1237 1985-12-31 1790 1986-12-31 2718 1987-12-31 4167 1988-12-31 6704 1989-12-31 6671 1990-12-31 4699 1991-12-31 2885 1992-12-31 3193 1993-12-31 4223 1994-12-31 4908 1995-12-31 7896 1996-12-31 6087