Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 271233 1998-12-31 295068 1999-12-31 325392 2000-12-31 372725 2001-12-31 415180 2002-12-31 457077 2003-12-31 502359 2004-12-31 566524 2005-12-31 638684 2006-12-31 701743 2007-12-31 765627 2008-12-31 748639 2009-12-31 808227