Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 21102 1998-12-31 21039 1999-12-31 23364 2000-12-31 24494 2001-12-31 29483 2002-12-31 31380 2003-12-31 34603 2004-12-31 38447 2005-12-31 49223 2006-12-31 62314 2007-12-31 81118 2008-12-31 85921 2009-12-31 80383