Summer bonuses fell by an average of 0.8 percent from last year to ¥364,252, marking the first decline in two years, the government said Tuesday.
Among industries suffering sharp declines, bonuses in the restaurant sector fell 9.3 percent to ¥65,918, while those at manufacturers rose 6.7 percent to ¥482,672, the labor ministry said in a survey on bonuses and wages at companies with at least five employees.
Earnings at manufacturers generally have been increasing after dropping sharply amid the global recession that followed the 2008 Lehman Brothers crisis.
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