Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 1277 1999-12-31 1158 2000-12-31 974 2001-12-31 1197 2002-12-31 1312 2003-12-31 887 2004-12-31 419 2005-12-31 498 2006-12-31 475 2007-12-31 439 2008-12-31 1485 2009-12-31 1500 2010-12-31 1693 2011-12-31 3773 2012-12-31 3494