Year Sterling (millions) 1975-12-31 27 1976-12-31 28 1977-12-31 27 1978-12-31 29 1979-12-31 28 1980-12-31 51 1981-12-31 81 1982-12-31 71 1983-12-31 74 1984-12-31 122 1985-12-31 175 1986-12-31 247