Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 5074 1998-12-31 6410 1999-12-31 7220 2000-12-31 7037 2001-12-31 8699 2002-12-31 8774 2003-12-31 9024 2004-12-31 7564 2005-12-31 7036 2006-12-31 7753 2007-12-31 6961 2008-12-31 7886 2009-12-31 2881