Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 5326 1998-12-31 5974 1999-12-31 7381 2000-12-31 8531 2001-12-31 6505 2002-12-31 5319 2003-12-31 3591 2004-12-31 3996 2005-12-31 4725 2006-12-31 4639 2007-12-31 3507 2008-12-31 3279 2009-12-31 1690