Year Sterling (millions) 1976-12-31 18 1977-12-31 71 1978-12-31 222 1979-12-31 252 1980-12-31 107 1981-12-31 125 1982-12-31 155 1984-12-31 110 1985-12-31 279 1986-12-31 87 1987-12-31 175 1988-12-31 824 1989-12-31 1131 1990-12-31 864 1991-12-31 426 1992-12-31 -271 1993-12-31 515 1994-12-31 163 1995-12-31 1196 1996-12-31 1220