Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1428 1998-12-31 1080 1999-12-31 998 2000-12-31 996 2001-12-31 903 2002-12-31 1119 2003-12-31 994 2004-12-31 1244 2005-12-31 1271 2006-12-31 1573 2007-12-31 1700 2008-12-31 2184 2009-12-31 1572