Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 2566 1998-12-31 1068 1999-12-31 1141 2000-12-31 1275 2001-12-31 1386 2002-12-31 1495 2003-12-31 1609 2004-12-31 1759 2005-12-31 1953 2006-12-31 2271 2007-12-31 2599 2008-12-31 2144 2009-12-31 2312