Year	Sterling (millions)
1997-12-31	935
1998-12-31	1683
1999-12-31	4014
2000-12-31	5706
2001-12-31	5700
2002-12-31	5579
2003-12-31	5679
2004-12-31	4857
2005-12-31	5068
2006-12-31	6651
2007-12-31	7948
2008-12-31	11212
2009-12-31	12712