Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 2444 1998-12-31 3042 1999-12-31 3731 2000-12-31 4777 2001-12-31 5681 2002-12-31 5047 2003-12-31 4591 2004-12-31 4527 2005-12-31 5730 2006-12-31 6371 2007-12-31 7293 2008-12-31 7524 2009-12-31 6778 2010-12-31 5621