Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 18 1998-12-31 51 1999-12-31 41 2000-12-31 38 2001-12-31 87 2002-12-31 118 2003-12-31 181 2004-12-31 91 2005-12-31 145 2006-12-31 225 2007-12-31 113 2008-12-31 35 2009-12-31 25