Quarter Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 2445 1998-03-31 2910 1998-06-30 2898 1998-09-30 3010 1998-12-31 3329 1999-03-31 3593 1999-06-30 3639 1999-09-30 3690 1999-12-31 4450 2000-03-31 5541 2000-06-30 5992 2000-09-30 6063 2000-12-31 6698 2001-03-31 6633 2001-06-30 6403 2001-09-30 5648 2001-12-31 5836 2002-03-31 5818 2002-06-30 5592 2002-09-30 5789 2002-12-31 5595 2003-03-31 6086 2003-06-30 6320 2003-09-30 5101 2003-12-31 5227 2004-03-31 5465 2004-06-30 5403 2004-09-30 5391 2004-12-31 5710 2005-03-31 5655 2005-06-30 6343 2005-09-30 6065 2005-12-31 6240 2006-03-31 6493 2006-06-30 6666 2006-09-30 6316 2006-12-31 6795 2007-03-31 7215 2007-06-30 6962 2007-09-30 6903 2007-12-31 7600 2008-03-31 7970 2008-06-30 7839 2008-09-30 7961 2008-12-31 7856 2009-03-31 8291 2009-06-30 8172 2009-09-30 7939 2009-12-31 8332 2010-03-31 8627 2010-06-30 8637 2010-09-30 9223 2010-12-31 9405