Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 81192 1998-12-31 62413 1999-12-31 74887 2000-12-31 119245 2001-12-31 144546 2002-12-31 149998 2003-12-31 137566 2004-12-31 129499 2005-12-31 141487 2006-12-31 161227 2007-12-31 178101 2008-12-31 187104 2009-12-31 255948