Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1577 1998-12-31 1192 1999-12-31 1041 2000-12-31 2115 2001-12-31 2560 2002-12-31 2383 2003-12-31 1631 2004-12-31 1757 2005-12-31 3724 2006-12-31 5209 2007-12-31 3185 2008-12-31 3215 2009-12-31 4956