Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 79318 1998-12-31 79933 1999-12-31 85600 2000-12-31 105127 2001-12-31 150594 2002-12-31 155661 2003-12-31 155764 2004-12-31 161704 2005-12-31 194458 2006-12-31 220882 2007-12-31 322449 2008-12-31 617116 2009-12-31 515207