Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 47297 1998-12-31 55561 1999-12-31 56145 2000-12-31 83819 2001-12-31 83330 2002-12-31 78155 2003-12-31 114468 2004-12-31 109692 2005-12-31 180087 2006-12-31 234606