July 10 (Reuters) - Slovak retail sales rose by a real 9.7
percent year-on-year in May, accelerating from a 6.2 percent
increase in April, the...
...Slovak Statistics Office said on Tuesday.
SELECTED SECTOR SALES MAY 07 APRIL 07 MAY 06 JAN-DEC 06
(pct change yr/yr)
Retail sales 9.7 6.2 9.3 8.8
Hotels and restaurants -1.9 -1.6 24.6 14.5
Vehicle sales
and maintenance 28.6 28.4 12.3 13.6
NOTE: Analysts in a Reuters survey had forecast that retail
sales rose by 6.5 percent in May.
(Reporting by Martin Santa in Bratislava)
Keywords: SLOVAKIA ECONOMY/RETAIL