Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 30814 1998-12-31 32494 1999-12-31 25433 2000-12-31 29984 2001-12-31 23810 2002-12-31 20026 2003-12-31 18640 2004-12-31 27466 2005-12-31 23415 2006-12-31 22860 2007-12-31 20008 2008-12-31 35744 2009-12-31 59463