...Statistics Office said on Wednesday. SELECTED SECTOR SALES AUG 07 JULY 07 AUG 06 JAN-DEC 06 (pct change yr/yr) Retail sales 5.1 5.9 8.0 8.8 Hotels and restaurants -2.1 -4.4 11.4 14.5 Vehicle sales and maintenance 25.0 26.9 10.5 13.6 NOTE: Analysts in a Reuters survey had forecast that retail sales rose by 6.5 percent in August. (Reporting by Martin Santa in Bratislava) Keywords: SLOVAKIA ECONOMY/RETAIL
[Reuters/Finance.cz]