Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 109 1998-12-31 99 1999-12-31 34 2000-12-31 39 2001-12-31 40 2002-12-31 46 2003-12-31 41 2004-12-31 33 2005-12-31 242 2006-12-31 27 2007-12-31 66 2008-12-31 170 2009-12-31 118