Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1256850 1998-12-31 1329525 1999-12-31 1322050 2000-12-31 1676109 2001-12-31 1831322 2002-12-31 1913355 2003-12-31 2270372 2004-12-31 2603610 2005-12-31 3086141 2006-12-31 3318281 2007-12-31 4112034 2008-12-31 4832396 2009-12-31 4112831