Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1116 1998-12-31 1221 1999-12-31 818 2000-12-31 1202 2001-12-31 1601 2002-12-31 485 2003-12-31 1013 2004-12-31 955 2005-12-31 779 2006-12-31 1636 2007-12-31 320 2008-12-31 421 2009-12-31 179