Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 95 1998-12-31 46 1999-12-31 57 2000-12-31 50 2001-12-31 23 2002-12-31 6 2003-12-31 13 2004-12-31 81 2005-12-31 71 2006-12-31 122 2007-12-31 196 2008-12-31 227 2009-12-31 268