Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 5638 1998-12-31 5722 1999-12-31 5321 2000-12-31 3446 2001-12-31 7128 2002-12-31 6796 2003-12-31 1801 2004-12-31 514 2005-12-31 106 2006-12-31 135 2007-12-31 143 2008-12-31 109 2009-12-31 102