Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1379 1998-12-31 1264 1999-12-31 920 2000-12-31 516 2001-12-31 635 2002-12-31 842 2003-12-31 79 2004-12-31 99 2005-12-31 111 2006-12-31 148 2007-12-31 828 2008-12-31 615 2009-12-31 307