Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 743 1998-12-31 729 1999-12-31 619 2000-12-31 689 2001-12-31 638 2002-12-31 754 2003-12-31 751 2004-12-31 890 2005-12-31 846 2006-12-31 1270 2007-12-31 1394 2008-12-31 1882 2009-12-31 1077