Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 6329 1998-12-31 3070 1999-12-31 5891 2000-12-31 3957 2001-12-31 4674 2002-12-31 4816 2003-12-31 3203 2004-12-31 1625 2005-12-31 4467 2006-12-31 1720 2007-12-31 3239 2008-12-31 2165 2009-12-31 1983