Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 6304 1998-12-31 5041 1999-12-31 6079 2000-12-31 6828 2001-12-31 7674 2002-12-31 6660 2003-12-31 6641 2004-12-31 6573 2005-12-31 5947 2006-12-31 5975 2007-12-31 5684 2008-12-31 5657 2009-12-31 4841