Year Sterling (millions) 1975-12-31 27 1976-12-31 40 1977-12-31 64 1978-12-31 78 1979-12-31 126 1980-12-31 181 1981-12-31 272 1982-12-31 512 1983-12-31 840 1984-12-31 1076 1985-12-31 896 1986-12-31 1025