Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 414 1998-12-31 526 1999-12-31 631 2000-12-31 939 2001-12-31 850 2002-12-31 1170 2003-12-31 1570 2004-12-31 2400 2005-12-31 2974 2006-12-31 2683 2007-12-31 2590 2008-12-31 3399 2009-12-31 1939