Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 33367 1998-12-31 49035 1999-12-31 61403 2000-12-31 56934 2001-12-31 59362 2002-12-31 55334 2003-12-31 51024 2004-12-31 46534 2005-12-31 52962 2006-12-31 64688 2007-12-31 72179 2008-12-31 53997 2009-12-31 35425