Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1197856 1998-12-31 1280796 1999-12-31 1326769 2000-12-31 1484130 2001-12-31 1588618 2002-12-31 1709535 2003-12-31 1857123 2004-12-31 2111607 2005-12-31 2451625 2006-12-31 2941199 2007-12-31 2871307 2008-12-31 3272866 2009-12-31 3514196