Year	Sterling (millions)
1997-12-31	2377
1998-12-31	2400
1999-12-31	2993
2000-12-31	3576
2001-12-31	3630
2002-12-31	3421
2003-12-31	2954
2004-12-31	4199
2005-12-31	6081
2006-12-31	9922
2007-12-31	11958
2008-12-31	14528
2009-12-31	8908