Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 707 1999-12-31 773 2000-12-31 1332 2001-12-31 852 2002-12-31 862 2003-12-31 578 2004-12-31 938 2005-12-31 1326 2006-12-31 1422 2007-12-31 1821 2008-12-31 1130 2009-12-31 992 2010-12-31 954 2011-12-31 1017 2012-12-31 1427