Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 186288 1998-12-31 234563 1999-12-31 243147 2000-12-31 297404 2001-12-31 324073 2002-12-31 326035 2003-12-31 334371 2004-12-31 398040 2005-12-31 484874 2006-12-31 566025 2007-12-31 662689 2008-12-31 600561 2009-12-31 550588