Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 11922 1998-12-31 13415 1999-12-31 13584 2000-12-31 22935 2001-12-31 23965 2002-12-31 23542 2003-12-31 34971 2004-12-31 34664 2005-12-31 36365 2006-12-31 36655 2007-12-31 37633 2008-12-31 61696 2009-12-31 73256