Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 6858 1998-12-31 8647 1999-12-31 3511 2000-12-31 5827 2001-12-31 6476 2002-12-31 7202 2003-12-31 8325 2004-12-31 9733 2005-12-31 9719 2006-12-31 13035 2007-12-31 13422 2008-12-31 12070 2009-12-31 11999