Quarter Sterling (millions) 1997-09-30 2905 1997-12-31 2855 1998-03-31 2844 1998-06-30 2982 1998-09-30 3224 1998-12-31 3476 1999-03-31 3996 1999-06-30 4059 1999-09-30 4008 1999-12-31 3815 2000-03-31 3985 2000-06-30 5255 2000-09-30 5521 2000-12-31 5403 2001-03-31 5515 2001-06-30 5780 2001-09-30 5666 2001-12-31 6363 2002-03-31 6329 2002-06-30 6147 2002-09-30 5740 2002-12-31 6155 2003-03-31 5588 2003-06-30 6258 2003-09-30 6275 2003-12-31 6423 2004-03-31 6663 2004-06-30 6511 2004-09-30 4997 2004-12-31 5331 2005-03-31 5414 2005-06-30 5407 2005-09-30 5490 2005-12-31 6028 2006-03-31 6622 2006-06-30 6945 2006-09-30 5814 2006-12-31 5818 2007-03-31 5835 2007-06-30 5813 2007-09-30 7459 2007-12-31 7629 2008-03-31 8066 2008-06-30 8566 2008-09-30 8778 2008-12-31 8094 2009-03-31 7957 2009-06-30 7704 2009-09-30 7088 2009-12-31 6596 2010-03-31 6117 2010-06-30 5820 2010-09-30 5553 2010-12-31 5013