Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1192264 1998-12-31 1257652 1999-12-31 1321486 2000-12-31 1468527 2001-12-31 1595380 2002-12-31 1727136 2003-12-31 1889200 2004-12-31 2107562 2005-12-31 2436032 2006-12-31 2943591 2007-12-31 2851472 2008-12-31 3085474 2009-12-31 3508092