Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 18573 1998-12-31 15394 1999-12-31 11933 2000-12-31 9496 2001-12-31 9992 2002-12-31 9111 2003-12-31 2777 2004-12-31 1348 2005-12-31 817 2006-12-31 956 2007-12-31 1032 2008-12-31 664 2009-12-31 854