Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 85 1998-12-31 27 1999-12-31 48 2000-12-31 9 2001-12-31 60 2002-12-31 43 2003-12-31 28 2004-12-31 66 2005-12-31 81 2006-12-31 139 2007-12-31 209 2008-12-31 174 2009-12-31 111