大企業の今年の夏のボーナスが平均100万円を超え、初めて大台突破で過去最高に　経団連第1回集計

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is July fourth. Japan's big companies just posted their highest summer bonuses on record, topping one million yen on average for the first time ever. Let's listen.

Let's break it down.

Most people who work at Japanese companies get a bonus in summer and winter — money from the company, separate from the monthly salary.

Salary; wages.

On July second, Keidanren, a federation of major companies, announced the results of its survey on this year's summer bonuses.

To announce; to make public.

According to it, big companies' summer bonuses this year averaged about one million eight thousand seven hundred yen.

Average.

It's the first time big-company summer bonuses have topped one million yen — the highest since comparable records began in 1981.

To exceed; to go over.

This is the fifth year in a row that summer bonuses have risen.

In a row; consecutive.

This first tally covers 112 companies across nineteen industries.

Type of industry; line of business.

Manufacturing, such as factories, rose 1.63 percent, while non-manufacturing rose 4.01 percent.

The manufacturing industry.

The biggest gain was in metal-making, up as much as eighteen percent.

Metal.

The reason bonuses rose is that many companies' business results were strong.

Business results; performance.

Also, strong momentum this spring to raise monthly pay played a part.

Influence; effect.

Keidanren says the strong trend of raising wages is continuing.

Wages; pay.

Let's listen to the full story one more time.

Quiz time. Three questions.

How much was the average summer bonus at big companies this year? Answer: about one million eight thousand seven hundred yen — over one million for the first time.

For how many years in a row have summer bonuses risen? Answer: five years in a row.

Which industry saw bonuses fall the most? Answer: automakers, down about nine percent.

That's today's Japanese Daily News. A record bonus overall — though, as with automakers, not every industry shared equally. Full transcript and vocabulary are on the site. See you tomorrow.