Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 293 1999-12-31 528 2000-12-31 626 2001-12-31 756 2002-12-31 825 2003-12-31 1178 2004-12-31 1194 2005-12-31 867 2006-12-31 833 2007-12-31 844 2008-12-31 741 2009-12-31 1640 2010-12-31 1501 2011-12-31 321 2012-12-31 642