Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1100931 1998-12-31 1140684 1999-12-31 1238402 2000-12-31 1404623 2001-12-31 1610315 2002-12-31 1816938 2003-12-31 1979493 2004-12-31 2176678 2005-12-31 2527822 2006-12-31 2947019 2007-12-31 2956706 2008-12-31 3542348 2009-12-31 3768097