March 7 (Reuters) - Slovak retail sales rose by a real 0.9 percent year-on-year in January, slowing from a revised 7.4 percent increase in December, data from the Slovak Statistics Office released on Wednesday showed. SELECTED SECTOR SALES JAN 07 DEC 06 JAN 06 JAN-DEC 06 (pct change yr/yr) Retail sales 0.9 7.4 6.6 8.8 Hotels and restaurants -0.5 0.8 25.3 14.5 Vehicle sales and maintenance 38.6 14.3 7.3 13.6 NOTE: Analysts in a Reuters survey earlier this month had expected retail sales to have risen by 6.6 percent in January. (Reporting by Martin Santa in Bratislava) ((For past economic data and analysts' forecasts, double click on )) ((Editing by Alan Crosby; martin.santa@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: martin.santa.reuters.com@reuters.net; +421 2 5341 8402)) Keywords: SLOVAKIA ECONOMY/RETAIL