Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 2857 1998-12-31 3073 1999-12-31 1568 2000-12-31 1100 2001-12-31 480 2002-12-31 397 2003-12-31 92 2004-12-31 126 2005-12-31 7 2006-12-31 5