Quarter Sterling (millions) 1997-09-30 1540 1997-12-31 1743 1998-03-31 2194 1998-06-30 2018 1998-09-30 2243 1998-12-31 2273 1999-03-31 2164 1999-06-30 2591 1999-09-30 2686 1999-12-31 2812 2000-03-31 2877 2000-06-30 3064 2000-09-30 3502 2000-12-31 3789 2001-03-31 3750 2001-06-30 4657 2001-09-30 4450 2001-12-31 4359 2002-03-31 4327 2002-06-30 4358 2002-09-30 4251 2002-12-31 4059 2003-03-31 3905 2003-06-30 3438 2003-09-30 3508 2003-12-31 3599 2004-03-31 3458 2004-06-30 3652 2004-09-30 3426 2004-12-31 3460 2005-03-31 3445 2005-06-30 3515 2005-09-30 4046 2005-12-31 3956 2006-03-31 3768 2006-06-30 4654 2006-09-30 4109 2006-12-31 4209 2007-03-31 4233 2007-06-30 4476 2007-09-30 4750 2007-12-31 4431 2008-03-31 4296 2008-06-30 4308 2008-09-30 4386 2008-12-31 3860 2009-03-31 3621 2009-06-30 3752 2009-09-30 3848 2009-12-31 4189 2010-03-31 4092 2010-06-30 4808 2010-09-30 3972 2010-12-31 3771