TABLE-Czech retail sales rise well beyond fcast in March

...MAR 06  JAN-MAR 07 
RETAIL SALES (pct chg y/y)  10.5  10.1 (9.4)   6.5      9.4 
 Retail trade; repair of 
  personal and household 
  goods                      9.6   9.9 (9.5)   6.5      8.8 
 Automotive segment         12.2  10.5 (9.4)   6.4     10.7 
  Sale & repair of 
   motor vehicles           12.0  11.6(10.0)  10.7     12.2 
  Retail sales of 
   automotive fuel          12.7   8.6 (8.2)  -1.5      8.1 
RESTAURANT AND 
 ACCOMMODATION SALES         3.9   3.3 (3.4)  -3.1      3.0 
    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 ECONOMY/RETAIL  
    

[Reuters/Finance.cz]