Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 4327 1998-12-31 1036 1999-12-31 911 2000-12-31 4010 2001-12-31 2531 2002-12-31 1757 2003-12-31 1450 2004-12-31 1788 2005-12-31 2214 2006-12-31 1756 2007-12-31 865 2008-12-31 225 2009-12-31 585