Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 3363 1998-12-31 2083 1999-12-31 1660 2000-12-31 2363 2001-12-31 1971 2002-12-31 1259 2003-12-31 1431 2004-12-31 1855 2005-12-31 2503 2006-12-31 1774 2007-12-31 2405 2008-12-31 2513 2009-12-31 2954