Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 4055 1998-12-31 4584 1999-12-31 5679 2000-12-31 12298 2001-12-31 18129 2002-12-31 20130 2003-12-31 21846 2004-12-31 32882 2005-12-31 45283 2006-12-31 57858 2007-12-31 69167 2008-12-31 102364 2009-12-31 85073