Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1046609 1998-12-31 1125311 1999-12-31 1175130 2000-12-31 1297356 2001-12-31 1392890 2002-12-31 1494908 2003-12-31 1618298 2004-12-31 1813197 2005-12-31 2139217 2006-12-31 2600935 2007-12-31 2541995 2008-12-31 2748063 2009-12-31 3004405