TABLE-Czech retail sales rise 7.7 pct y/y in Jan

...      JAN 07   DEC 06   JAN 06  JAN-DEC 06 
RETAIL SALES (pct chg y/y)   7.7      4.4      7.0      6.4 
 Retail trade; repair of 
  personal and household 
  goods                      7.1      4.7      7.1      6.5 
 Automotive segment          9.3      3.6      6.8      6.3 
  Sale & repair of 
   motor vehicles           12.4      3.6     11.0      7.1 
  Retail sales of 
   automotive fuel           4.7      3.8      2.4      4.8 
RESTAURANT AND 
 ACCOMMODATION SALES         1.4      0.5     -6.6     -0.1 
    NOTE. All data are subject to further revision and are 
seasonally unadjusted. 
    Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 6.0 percent 
increase in overall retail sales  .  
    Data for overall sales in the service sector are issued 
quarterly. Retail sales data are released monthly. 
 
 (Reporting by Mirka Krufova in Prague) 
  
  
  Keywords: CZECH RETAIL/