Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 2445 1998-12-31 3329 1999-12-31 4450 2000-12-31 6698 2001-12-31 5836 2002-12-31 5595 2003-12-31 5227 2004-12-31 5710 2005-12-31 6240 2006-12-31 6795 2007-12-31 7600 2008-12-31 7856 2009-12-31 8332 2010-12-31 9405