Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 238451 1998-12-31 231055 1999-12-31 284562 2000-12-31 361489 2001-12-31 464864 2002-12-31 532222 2003-12-31 602068 2004-12-31 686501 2005-12-31 825855 2006-12-31 927655 2007-12-31 1215112 2008-12-31 1401821 2009-12-31 1408109