Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 33039 1998-12-31 39064 1999-12-31 49438 2000-12-31 52848 2001-12-31 53193 2002-12-31 56442 2003-12-31 77750 2004-12-31 98916 2005-12-31 129242 2006-12-31 155271 2007-12-31 226354 2008-12-31 277058 2009-12-31 292746