Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 918 1998-12-31 1031 1999-12-31 657 2000-12-31 372 2001-12-31 737 2002-12-31 753 2003-12-31 2107 2004-12-31 965 2005-12-31 1847 2006-12-31 1074 2007-12-31 670 2008-12-31 618 2009-12-31 636