Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1153220 1998-12-31 1206562 1999-12-31 1194637 2000-12-31 1510373 2001-12-31 1691336 2002-12-31 1783432 2003-12-31 2129730 2004-12-31 2420587 2005-12-31 2841988 2006-12-31 3072007 2007-12-31 3803098 2008-12-31 4549871 2009-12-31 3907196