April 17 (Reuters) - The Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU)
released on Tuesday the following retail sales data for
February:
...
... FEB 07 JAN 07 FEB 06 JAN-FEB 07
RETAIL SALES (pct chg y/y) 9.4 7.6 (7.7) 7.4 8.5
Retail trade; repair of
personal and household
goods 9.5 6.8 (7.1) 7.1 8.1
Automotive segment 9.4 9.4 (9.3) 8.2 9.4
Sale & repair of
motor vehicles 10.0 13.4(12.4) 11.5 11.6
Retail sales of
automotive fuel 8.2 3.7 (4.7) 2.7 5.9
RESTAURANT AND
ACCOMMODATION SALES 3.4 1.8 (1.4) -2.7 2.6
NOTE. All data are subject to further revision and are
seasonally unadjusted.
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 6.5 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/