Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 576 1999-12-31 298 2000-12-31 244 2001-12-31 1026 2002-12-31 463 2003-12-31 285 2004-12-31 144 2005-12-31 551 2006-12-31 604 2007-12-31 585 2008-12-31 -79 2009-12-31 306