Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 21311 1998-12-31 30669 1999-12-31 25170 2000-12-31 38901 2001-12-31 54499 2002-12-31 90407 2003-12-31 224743 2004-12-31 243933 2005-12-31 265239 2006-12-31 259088 2007-12-31 251972 2008-12-31 148811 2009-12-31 126535