Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1416 1998-12-31 2032 1999-12-31 3852 2000-12-31 4729 2001-12-31 3160 2002-12-31 3573 2003-12-31 4305 2004-12-31 5861 2005-12-31 4872 2006-12-31 2798 2007-12-31 2164 2008-12-31 11901 2009-12-31 10718