Quarter Sterling (millions) 1997-09-30 21946 1997-12-31 21790 1998-03-31 22633 1998-06-30 23197 1998-09-30 23610 1998-12-31 24140 1999-03-31 25551 1999-06-30 26561 1999-09-30 27386 1999-12-31 29509 2000-03-31 31258 2000-06-30 32474 2000-09-30 34568 2000-12-31 38137 2001-03-31 40926 2001-06-30 43370 2001-09-30 46925 2001-12-31 50449 2002-03-31 53179 2002-06-30 55184 2002-09-30 58785 2002-12-31 62563 2003-03-31 66772 2003-06-30 69956 2003-09-30 72401 2003-12-31 74148 2004-03-31 78145 2004-06-30 83006 2004-09-30 86540 2004-12-31 84378 2005-03-31 91337 2005-06-30 94324 2005-09-30 97236 2005-12-31 97921 2006-03-31 102011 2006-06-30 106365 2006-09-30 109595 2006-12-31 110797 2007-03-31 115746 2007-06-30 119743 2007-09-30 125965 2007-12-31 128294 2008-03-31 134811 2008-06-30 139895 2008-09-30 144706 2008-12-31 144201 2009-03-31 145324 2009-06-30 148979 2009-09-30 148300 2009-12-31 147252