Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 4714 1998-12-31 7080 1999-12-31 11125 2000-12-31 11357 2001-12-31 10531 2002-12-31 10226 2003-12-31 10779 2004-12-31 15145 2005-12-31 19002 2006-12-31 23446 2007-12-31 30158 2008-12-31 49102 2009-12-31 59400