TABLE-Czech retail sales rise 4.3 pct y/y in Sept

...AUG 07   SEP 06  JAN-SEP 07 
RETAIL SALES (pct chg y/y)   4.3      7.3      4.9      8.1 
 Retail trade; repair of 
  personal and household 
  goods                      5.9      6.9      4.1      7.1 
 Automotive segment          1.0      8.1      6.6      8.8 
  Sale & repair of 
   motor vehicles            1.6     10.2      8.3     10.9 
  Retail sales of 
   automotive fuel          -0.1      4.8      3.8      5.4 
RESTAURANT AND 
 ACCOMMODATION SALES        -1.9      1.8      3.4      1.3 
    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; Editing by Alan Crosby) 
  
  
  Keywords: CZECH ECONOMY/RETAIL  
    

[Reuters/Finance.cz]