Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 20713 1998-12-31 24632 1999-12-31 22122 2000-12-31 23726 2001-12-31 22836 2002-12-31 21541 2003-12-31 22624 2004-12-31 26262 2005-12-31 27108 2006-12-31 35267 2007-12-31 44909 2008-12-31 38697 2009-12-31 28760