Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 2915 1999-12-31 4418 2000-12-31 5530 2001-12-31 8621 2002-12-31 9664 2003-12-31 9306 2004-12-31 14424 2005-12-31 18996 2006-12-31 18488 2007-12-31 12488 2008-12-31 14676 2009-12-31 9305 2010-12-31 12683 2011-12-31 10957 2012-12-31 9152