Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 1145 1999-12-31 1349 2000-12-31 1332 2001-12-31 1630 2002-12-31 1317 2003-12-31 1243 2004-12-31 1241 2005-12-31 1350 2006-12-31 1423 2007-12-31 1861 2008-12-31 2612 2009-12-31 2492 2010-12-31 2638 2011-12-31 2637 2012-12-31 2749