Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 12218 1998-12-31 12593 1999-12-31 13036 2000-12-31 12654 2001-12-31 12876 2002-12-31 12685 2003-12-31 11955 2004-12-31 12875 2005-12-31 15522 2006-12-31 14430 2007-12-31 14749 2008-12-31 15808 2009-12-31 16223