Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 1743 1998-12-31 2273 1999-12-31 2812 2000-12-31 3789 2001-12-31 4359 2002-12-31 4059 2003-12-31 3599 2004-12-31 3460 2005-12-31 3956 2006-12-31 4209 2007-12-31 4431 2008-12-31 3860 2009-12-31 4189 2010-12-31 3771