Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 2215 1998-12-31 3111 1999-12-31 4648 2000-12-31 2978 2001-12-31 3880 2002-12-31 8735 2003-12-31 13683 2004-12-31 11802 2005-12-31 19089 2006-12-31 26251 2007-12-31 23691 2008-12-31 27957 2009-12-31 40392