TABLE-Czech retail sales rise 7.0 pct y/y in May

...  MAY 07   APR 07   MAY 06  JAN-MAY 07 
RETAIL SALES (pct chg y/y)   7.0      8.1      7.3      8.6 
 Retail trade; repair of 
  personal and household 
  goods                      6.3      8.0      7.6      8.1 
 Automotive segment          8.6      8.2      6.5      9.7 
  Sale & repair of 
   motor vehicles           12.3     10.1      5.0     11.7 
  Retail sales of 
   automotive fuel           2.5      4.7      9.2      6.1 
RESTAURANT AND 
 ACCOMMODATION SALES         0.3      1.7     -0.8      2.1 
    NOTE. All data are subject to further revision and are 
seasonally unadjusted. 
    Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 7.5 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/