Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 8847 1998-12-31 7879 1999-12-31 8251 2000-12-31 7936 2001-12-31 9229 2002-12-31 11245 2003-12-31 10018 2004-12-31 9948 2005-12-31 9731 2006-12-31 9508 2007-12-31 12049 2008-12-31 11427 2009-12-31 7376