Quarter Sterling (millions) 1997-03-31 231869 1997-06-30 239037 1997-09-30 236676 1997-12-31 239496 1998-03-31 232292 1998-06-30 234322 1998-09-30 236577 1998-12-31 233122 1999-03-31 223105 1999-06-30 226705 1999-09-30 223814 1999-12-31 224180 2000-03-31 218687 2000-06-30 221113 2000-09-30 215932 2000-12-31 208900 2001-03-31 204285 2001-06-30 206381 2001-09-30 207252 2001-12-31 198891 2002-03-31 200833 2002-06-30 197117 2002-09-30 194595 2002-12-31 198328 2003-03-31 206118 2003-06-30 212959 2003-09-30 224404 2003-12-31 224737 2004-03-31 232877 2004-06-30 236542 2004-09-30 246521 2004-12-31 250900 2005-03-31 261369