Year Sterling (millions) 1976-12-31 253 1977-12-31 238 1978-12-31 30 1979-12-31 228 1980-12-31 373 1981-12-31 128 1982-12-31 15 1984-12-31 702 1985-12-31 -101 1986-12-31 1058 1987-12-31 157 1988-12-31 2466 1989-12-31 -1298 1990-12-31 565 1991-12-31 -486 1992-12-31 242 1993-12-31 -189 1994-12-31 -172 1995-12-31 570 1996-12-31 2382