Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 9343 1998-12-31 11834 1999-12-31 13775 2000-12-31 20572 2001-12-31 23462 2002-12-31 22821 2003-12-31 22505 2004-12-31 26029 2005-12-31 30487 2006-12-31 39000 2007-12-31 46197 2008-12-31 43218 2009-12-31 42047