Quarter Sterling (millions) 1997-03-31 7321 1997-06-30 7447 1997-09-30 7871 1997-12-31 8358 1998-03-31 7669 1998-06-30 6504 1998-09-30 6499 1998-12-31 6628 1999-03-31 6544 1999-06-30 6223 1999-09-30 6321 1999-12-31 6280 2000-03-31 6267 2000-06-30 5843 2000-09-30 5543 2000-12-31 5767 2001-03-31 6033 2001-06-30 6028 2001-09-30 4870 2001-12-31 4530 2002-03-31 4675 2002-06-30 4619 2002-09-30 4526 2002-12-31 4757 2003-03-31 4329 2003-06-30 4231 2003-09-30 4197 2003-12-31 4021 2004-03-31 3980 2004-06-30 4078 2004-09-30 4000 2004-12-31 4438