Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 21996 1998-12-31 25184 1999-12-31 18080 2000-12-31 18568 2001-12-31 17756 2002-12-31 16312 2003-12-31 15708 2004-12-31 18214 2005-12-31 23015 2006-12-31 36279 2007-12-31 42646 2008-12-31 51244 2009-12-31 30219