Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 553 1999-12-31 694 2000-12-31 972 2001-12-31 1450 2002-12-31 1611 2003-12-31 2089 2004-12-31 2562 2005-12-31 3234 2006-12-31 3140 2007-12-31 4306 2008-12-31 3601 2009-12-31 7416 2010-12-31 11278 2011-12-31 15260 2012-12-31 17290