Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 15513 1998-12-31 20530 1999-12-31 16921 2000-12-31 11013 2001-12-31 9808 2002-12-31 9640 2003-12-31 11796 2004-12-31 31237 2005-12-31 30068 2006-12-31 40223 2007-12-31 37933 2008-12-31 21039 2009-12-31 175851