Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 208094 1998-12-31 203605 1999-12-31 242223 2000-12-31 307310 2001-12-31 407250 2002-12-31 471917 2003-12-31 534137 2004-12-31 622178 2005-12-31 753236 2006-12-31 851689 2007-12-31 1096675 2008-12-31 1357643 2009-12-31 1317625