Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 119266 1998-12-31 138248 1999-12-31 158826 2000-12-31 151153 2001-12-31 153768 2002-12-31 157354 2003-12-31 148606 2004-12-31 160173 2005-12-31 165923 2006-12-31 179554 2007-12-31 199834 2008-12-31 249985 2009-12-31 194363