Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 3440 1998-12-31 2696 1999-12-31 3185 2000-12-31 2717 2001-12-31 3746 2002-12-31 3371 2003-12-31 4951 2004-12-31 5997 2005-12-31 6382 2006-12-31 7017 2007-12-31 6853 2008-12-31 8239 2009-12-31 16180