Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 45134 1998-12-31 48781 1999-12-31 57391 2000-12-31 77647 2001-12-31 82013 2002-12-31 76773 2003-12-31 84813 2004-12-31 100892 2005-12-31 112593 2006-12-31 165898 2007-12-31 165949 2008-12-31 264816 2009-12-31 336870