Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 5167 1998-12-31 2688 1999-12-31 2486 2000-12-31 3867 2001-12-31 3596 2002-12-31 2825 2003-12-31 2671 2004-12-31 2416 2005-12-31 2455 2006-12-31 2033 2007-12-31 1059 2008-12-31 636 2009-12-31 666