Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 24184 1998-12-31 31900 1999-12-31 28008 2000-12-31 41801 2001-12-31 61188 2002-12-31 91488 2003-12-31 225027 2004-12-31 250209 2005-12-31 272361 2006-12-31 257856 2007-12-31 248960 2008-12-31 144106 2009-12-31 130700