Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1593 1998-12-31 1328 1999-12-31 565 2000-12-31 677 2001-12-31 699 2002-12-31 516 2003-12-31 453 2004-12-31 469 2005-12-31 832 2006-12-31 422 2007-12-31 435 2008-12-31 280 2009-12-31 471