Hadn't realized the UK economy was booming so.
Try: http://perso.club-internet.fr/motorsat/DonneesStat/royaume.html
Keeping in mind that it is French, and possibly unreliable, the correct order of magnitude looks to be a million something. 1998 was 1.7 m.
clearing the air, mbs http://www.egroups.com/group/GreatRecoveryList