Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 3802 1998-12-31 4354 1999-12-31 3936 2000-12-31 5059 2001-12-31 4275 2002-12-31 4652 2003-12-31 2170 2004-12-31 2450 2005-12-31 4762 2006-12-31 1371 2007-12-31 8564 2008-12-31 2863 2009-12-31 913