Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 3697 1999-12-31 4541 2000-12-31 6104 2001-12-31 6633 2002-12-31 6468 2003-12-31 6710 2004-12-31 9475 2005-12-31 11058 2006-12-31 11472 2007-12-31 9861 2008-12-31 11618 2009-12-31 14390 2010-12-31 17507 2011-12-31 19169 2012-12-31 18997