Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 2832 1998-12-31 2929 1999-12-31 3311 2000-12-31 3359 2001-12-31 3866 2002-12-31 3957 2003-12-31 4207 2004-12-31 4338 2005-12-31 4534 2006-12-31 4987 2007-12-31 5265 2008-12-31 5461 2009-12-31 5887