Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 26167 1998-12-31 23910 1999-12-31 16057 2000-12-31 15154 2001-12-31 14042 2002-12-31 14651 2003-12-31 12633 2004-12-31 21125 2005-12-31 16624 2006-12-31 16332 2007-12-31 17114 2008-12-31 41313 2009-12-31 65570