Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 2286 1998-12-31 2301 1999-12-31 2916 2000-12-31 4009 2001-12-31 7803 2002-12-31 8864 2003-12-31 11913 2004-12-31 10537 2005-12-31 9053 2006-12-31 5131 2007-12-31 3255 2008-12-31 3362 2009-12-31 2109