Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 10590 1998-12-31 7434 1999-12-31 15747 2000-12-31 13756 2001-12-31 15734 2002-12-31 21122 2003-12-31 39158 2004-12-31 45594 2005-12-31 53248 2006-12-31 59961 2007-12-31 93699 2008-12-31 187120 2009-12-31 62600