Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1620 1998-12-31 1397 1999-12-31 1442 2000-12-31 1535 2001-12-31 1484 2002-12-31 1310 2003-12-31 1141 2004-12-31 1250 2005-12-31 1343 2006-12-31 1086 2007-12-31 653 2008-12-31 294 2009-12-31 769