Quarter Sterling (millions) 1997-03-31 27630 1997-12-31 25146 1998-03-31 23586 1998-06-30 23765 1998-09-30 24642 1998-12-31 25311 1999-03-31 23909 1999-06-30 23758 1999-09-30 23566 1999-12-31 24039 2000-03-31 28133 2000-06-30 46196 2000-09-30 53668 2000-12-31 53768 2001-03-31 48883 2001-06-30 44581 2001-09-30 44693 2001-12-31 38314 2002-03-31 41635 2002-06-30 42698 2002-09-30 40588 2002-12-31 35108 2003-03-31 37428 2003-06-30 32966 2003-09-30 36321 2003-12-31 32188 2004-03-31 36222 2004-06-30 32917 2004-09-30 32371 2004-12-31 30425