Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 2389 1998-12-31 2313 1999-12-31 2383 2000-12-31 2978 2001-12-31 2895 2002-12-31 2015 2003-12-31 1650 2004-12-31 4605 2005-12-31 5100 2006-12-31 5861 2007-12-31 6197 2008-12-31 19975 2009-12-31 11782