Quarter Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 803 1998-03-31 930 1998-06-30 1089 1998-09-30 1163 1998-12-31 1235 1999-03-31 1631 1999-06-30 1854 1999-09-30 2114 1999-12-31 1912 2000-03-31 1810 2000-06-30 2180 2000-09-30 2343 2000-12-31 2102 2001-03-31 2367 2001-06-30 2864 2001-09-30 2977 2001-12-31 3057 2002-03-31 3223 2002-06-30 4058 2002-09-30 4486 2002-12-31 4699 2003-03-31 4819 2003-06-30 5443 2003-09-30 6139 2003-12-31 5619 2004-03-31 5329 2004-06-30 5281 2004-09-30 4959 2004-12-31 3640 2005-03-31 3698 2005-06-30 4400 2005-09-30 4327 2005-12-31 3713 2006-03-31 4176 2006-06-30 4548 2006-09-30 4726 2006-12-31 4335 2007-03-31 4591 2007-06-30 4847 2007-09-30 4663 2007-12-31 3772 2008-03-31 3893 2008-06-30 3156 2008-09-30 2620 2008-12-31 1925 2009-03-31 2166 2009-06-30 1904 2009-09-30 1888 2009-12-31 1701