Pay and benefits rose at a 3.5 percent rate for the last year.

And her sales, she said, have been rising about 5 percent a year for the last five years.

Revenues rose 3 percent, to $23.7 billion for the year.

This percentage has been rising for the last three years.

That number was projected to rise by 15 percent each year for the next several years.

Toyota said today that its sales rose 6.4 percent for the year, also to record levels.

The number has been rising steadily for the past ten years.

Analysts said the company's earnings per share should rise 25 to 50 percent a year for the next three to five years.

It sees earnings rising 15 percent a year for the next several years.

Gold, up 11pc in 2011, has risen for the 11th successive year.