Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 906 1998-12-31 688 1999-12-31 853 2000-12-31 957 2001-12-31 587 2002-12-31 647 2003-12-31 533 2004-12-31 775 2005-12-31 1610 2006-12-31 1107 2007-12-31 1220 2008-12-31 1576 2009-12-31 1467