Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 5225 1998-12-31 6699 1999-12-31 9047 2000-12-31 8007 2001-12-31 6566 2002-12-31 6621 2003-12-31 7464 2004-12-31 10559 2005-12-31 9500 2006-12-31 9279 2007-12-31 7798 2008-12-31 7183 2009-12-31 9614