Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 3197 1999-12-31 3773 2000-12-31 4455 2001-12-31 4264 2002-12-31 4705 2003-12-31 4795 2004-12-31 5350 2005-12-31 6332 2006-12-31 7718 2007-12-31 8927 2008-12-31 8614 2009-12-31 8237 2010-12-31 8917 2011-12-31 8141 2012-12-31 8064