Year Sterling (millions) 1975-12-31 9 1976-12-31 10 1977-12-31 14 1978-12-31 15 1979-12-31 14 1980-12-31 41 1981-12-31 131 1982-12-31 202 1983-12-31 251 1984-12-31 242 1985-12-31 271 1986-12-31 307