Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 8702 1999-12-31 7039 2000-12-31 8019 2001-12-31 9849 2002-12-31 10440 2003-12-31 11225 2004-12-31 11800 2005-12-31 13517 2006-12-31 14725 2007-12-31 14956 2008-12-31 14734 2009-12-31 13415 2010-12-31 13819 2011-12-31 26404 2012-12-31 26576