Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 3257 1998-12-31 4570 1999-12-31 4672 2000-12-31 6670 2001-12-31 10628 2002-12-31 8792 2003-12-31 10846 2004-12-31 11268 2005-12-31 12324 2006-12-31 16587 2007-12-31 18656 2008-12-31 27609 2009-12-31 17090