Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 2855 1998-12-31 3476 1999-12-31 3815 2000-12-31 5403 2001-12-31 6363 2002-12-31 6155 2003-12-31 6423 2004-12-31 5331 2005-12-31 6028 2006-12-31 5818 2007-12-31 7629 2008-12-31 8094 2009-12-31 6596 2010-12-31 5013