PARIS (Reuters) -Birkin bag maker Hermes said on Friday that it will raise prices again this year after sales jumped 17.5% in the fourth quarter of 2023, continuing its track record of outpacing rivals when economic conditions deteriorate. Shares in the company opened 4.2% higher after sales for the three months to the end of December totalled 3.36 billion euros ($3.62 billion), up 17.5% at constant foreign exchange rates and ahead of expectations for 14% growth, according to Visible Alpha consensus estimates. Hermes said it will pay a 4,000 euro bonus to each of its over 22,000 employees worldwide.