Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 137 1999-12-31 149 2000-12-31 212 2001-12-31 183 2002-12-31 200 2003-12-31 425 2004-12-31 798 2005-12-31 897 2006-12-31 908 2007-12-31 962 2008-12-31 999 2009-12-31 686 2010-12-31 565 2011-12-31 456 2012-12-31 401