Quarter Sterling (millions) 1997-03-31 42348 1997-06-30 43180 1997-09-30 43073 1997-12-31 43841 1998-03-31 43172 1998-06-30 43724 1998-09-30 44083 1998-12-31 44622 1999-03-31 45045 1999-06-30 45180 1999-09-30 45781 1999-12-31 46753 2000-03-31 46563 2000-06-30 47842 2000-09-30 47606 2000-12-31 48240 2001-03-31 47789 2001-06-30 47583 2001-09-30 47898 2001-12-31 47928 2002-03-31 47524 2002-06-30 46545 2002-09-30 47026 2002-12-31 46425 2003-03-31 44836 2003-06-30 44123 2003-09-30 43015 2003-12-31 42187 2004-03-31 41540 2004-06-30 41579 2004-09-30 41894 2004-12-31 42960