Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 349 1998-12-31 275 1999-12-31 359 2000-12-31 374 2001-12-31 257 2002-12-31 35 2003-12-31 40 2004-12-31 1228 2005-12-31 1840 2006-12-31 1930 2007-12-31 1926 2008-12-31 17400 2009-12-31 9523