Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 3332 1998-12-31 3215 1999-12-31 5110 2000-12-31 4595 2001-12-31 5379 2002-12-31 10368 2003-12-31 11565 2004-12-31 14812 2005-12-31 20178 2006-12-31 17421 2007-12-31 33146 2008-12-31 39954 2009-12-31 36912