Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 4672 1998-12-31 7795 1999-12-31 8960 2000-12-31 17940 2001-12-31 20195 2002-12-31 13002 2003-12-31 56230 2004-12-31 48014 2005-12-31 92198 2006-12-31 115855 2007-12-31 86835 2008-12-31 45008 2009-12-31 36102