Quarter Sterling (millions) 1997-03-31 25547 1997-12-31 22849 1998-03-31 21293 1998-06-30 21830 1998-09-30 22418 1998-12-31 23347 1999-03-31 22147 1999-06-30 22148 1999-09-30 21406 1999-12-31 22183 2000-03-31 21498 2000-06-30 26898 2000-09-30 28818 2000-12-31 32227 2001-03-31 30423 2001-06-30 30632 2001-09-30 29663 2001-12-31 27775 2002-03-31 28055 2002-06-30 28622 2002-09-30 27949 2002-12-31 26565 2003-03-31 26387 2003-06-30 25196 2003-09-30 26955 2003-12-31 25711 2004-03-31 25266 2004-06-30 25178 2004-09-30 25382 2004-12-31 25768