Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 4001 1998-12-31 4893 1999-12-31 5242 2000-12-31 6848 2001-12-31 8261 2002-12-31 8298 2003-12-31 8328 2004-12-31 7024 2005-12-31 8583 2006-12-31 8444 2007-12-31 10681 2008-12-31 11608 2009-12-31 9774 2010-12-31 8448