Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 284629 1998-12-31 295924 1999-12-31 282789 2000-12-31 301007 2001-12-31 302715 2002-12-31 306453 2003-12-31 313244 2004-12-31 322603 2005-12-31 353481 2006-12-31 433436 2007-12-31 496975 2008-12-31 665801 2009-12-31 731198