Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 5042 1999-12-31 5541 2000-12-31 6402 2001-12-31 7477 2002-12-31 8205 2003-12-31 8126 2004-12-31 14061 2005-12-31 16230 2006-12-31 17700 2007-12-31 18443 2008-12-31 29918 2009-12-31 26443 2010-12-31 30221 2011-12-31 30664 2012-12-31 30746