Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 498 1998-12-31 1831 1999-12-31 1698 2000-12-31 1566 2001-12-31 1069 2002-12-31 781 2003-12-31 1432 2004-12-31 1432 2005-12-31 1605 2006-12-31 1422 2007-12-31 1776 2008-12-31 710 2009-12-31 3075