Year Sterling (millions) 1998-12-31 2568 1999-12-31 2663 2000-12-31 2975 2001-12-31 3230 2002-12-31 3533 2003-12-31 4567 2004-12-31 4531 2005-12-31 3999 2006-12-31 4325 2007-12-31 4824 2008-12-31 7549 2009-12-31 7551 2010-12-31 7859