Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 308 1998-12-31 352 1999-12-31 752 2000-12-31 2149 2001-12-31 2257 2002-12-31 905 2003-12-31 1033 2004-12-31 1080 2005-12-31 1399 2006-12-31 153 2007-12-31 444 2008-12-31 783 2009-12-31 5