Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1251258 1998-12-31 1306380 1999-12-31 1316767 2000-12-31 1660506 2001-12-31 1838090 2002-12-31 1930961 2003-12-31 2302455 2004-12-31 2599575 2005-12-31 3070557 2006-12-31 3320680 2007-12-31 4092199 2008-12-31 4645003 2009-12-31 4106727