Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 5682 1998-12-31 4361 1999-12-31 4253 2000-12-31 4688 2001-12-31 4856 2002-12-31 4487 2003-12-31 3643 2004-12-31 4045 2005-12-31 4098 2006-12-31 3573 2007-12-31 4182 2008-12-31 3247 2009-12-31 1263