Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 14786 1998-12-31 22872 1999-12-31 20870 2000-12-31 17375 2001-12-31 19557 2002-12-31 24338 2003-12-31 25433 2004-12-31 25203 2005-12-31 27207 2006-12-31 42919 2007-12-31 48666 2008-12-31 123537 2009-12-31 111880