Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 2254 1998-12-31 2604 1999-12-31 2840 2000-12-31 2726 2001-12-31 2439 2002-12-31 2367 2003-12-31 2226 2004-12-31 2301 2005-12-31 2164 2006-12-31 1900 2007-12-31 1049 2008-12-31 698 2009-12-31 585