Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 1669 1999-12-31 870 2000-12-31 2295 2001-12-31 2399 2002-12-31 2987 2003-12-31 3680 2004-12-31 3981 2005-12-31 5055 2006-12-31 6361 2007-12-31 10166 2008-12-31 13300 2009-12-31 15410 2010-12-31 16978 2011-12-31 16826 2012-12-31 16512