TABLE-Czech retail sales rise well beyond fcast in April

...  APR 07   MAR 07   APR 06  JAN-APR 07 
RETAIL SALES (pct chg y/y)   8.1     10.5      5.0      9.0 
 Retail trade; repair of 
  personal and household 
  goods                      8.0      9.6      5.6      8.6 
 Automotive segment          8.2     12.2      3.8     10.0 
  Sale & repair of 
   motor vehicles           10.1     12.0      1.0     11.6 
  Retail sales of 
   automotive fuel           4.7     12.7      9.2      7.1 
RESTAURANT AND 
 ACCOMMODATION SALES         1.7      3.9     -2.2      2.7 
    NOTE. All data are subject to further revision and are 
seasonally unadjusted. 
    Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 10.0 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/