TABLE-Czech retail sales rise 9.4 pct y/y in Oct

...  OCT 06  JAN-OCT 07 
RETAIL SALES (pct chg y/y)   9.4    4.1 (4.3)  8.9      8.2 
 Retail trade; repair of 
  personal and household 
  goods                      7.9    5.6 (5.9)  8.1      7.5 
 Automotive segment         12.5    0.9 (1.0) 10.6      9.7 
  Sale & repair of 
   motor vehicles           18.1    1.9 (1.6) 12.3     12.6 
  Retail sales of 
   automotive fuel           3.0   -0.7(-0.1)  7.8      4.8 
RESTAURANT AND 
 ACCOMMODATION SALES         1.5   -1.7(-1.9) -0.1      1.5 
    NOTE. All data are subject to further revision and are 
seasonally unadjusted. Brackets denote previously reported data. 
    Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 6.0 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) 
  
  
  Keywords: CZECH RETAIL/  
    

[Reuters/Finance.cz]