Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 17390 1998-12-31 22674 1999-12-31 26684 2000-12-31 27418 2001-12-31 26486 2002-12-31 28291 2003-12-31 40274 2004-12-31 50026 2005-12-31 71137 2006-12-31 89990 2007-12-31 126296 2008-12-31 181910 2009-12-31 199066