Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 458 1998-12-31 465 1999-12-31 275 2000-12-31 271 2001-12-31 162 2002-12-31 183 2003-12-31 77 2004-12-31 77 2005-12-31 208 2006-12-31 303 2007-12-31 411 2008-12-31 356 2009-12-31 796