Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1528 1998-12-31 1016 1999-12-31 987 2000-12-31 920 2001-12-31 1076 2002-12-31 860 2003-12-31 1542 2004-12-31 2116 2005-12-31 1618 2006-12-31 1537 2007-12-31 1262 2008-12-31 579 2009-12-31 261