Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 18114 1998-12-31 20918 1999-12-31 17165 2000-12-31 22974 2001-12-31 25732 2002-12-31 19759 2003-12-31 19906 2004-12-31 35038 2005-12-31 55378 2006-12-31 58312 2007-12-31 71150 2008-12-31 108505 2009-12-31 132747