Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 126 1998-12-31 44 1999-12-31 136 2000-12-31 228 2001-12-31 266 2002-12-31 284 2003-12-31 378 2004-12-31 428 2005-12-31 561 2006-12-31 619 2007-12-31 734 2008-12-31 798 2009-12-31 746