Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 21283 1998-12-31 23803 1999-12-31 30338 2000-12-31 35058 2001-12-31 36222 2002-12-31 31363 2003-12-31 35885 2004-12-31 50371 2005-12-31 61311 2006-12-31 65569 2007-12-31 102677 2008-12-31 124616 2009-12-31 125915