Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 8654 1998-12-31 2656 1999-12-31 3704 2000-12-31 -4472 2001-12-31 -3854 2002-12-31 5816 2003-12-31 14774 2004-12-31 22765 2005-12-31 3347 2006-12-31 66215 2007-12-31 29391 2008-12-31 -225484 2009-12-31 -53409