Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 950 1998-12-31 1277 1999-12-31 841 2000-12-31 1168 2001-12-31 1466 2002-12-31 2403 2003-12-31 1736 2004-12-31 1697 2005-12-31 2314 2006-12-31 2277 2007-12-31 2653 2008-12-31 5745 2009-12-31 3746