Oct 10 (Reuters) - Slovak retail sales rose by a real 8.0 percent year-on-year in August, slowing from an 8.5 percent annual increase in July, data from the Slovak Statistics Office released on Tuesday showed. SELECTED SECTOR SALES AUG 06 JULY 06 AUG 05 JAN-DEC 05 (pct change yr/yr) Retail sales +8.0 +8.5 +11.7 +9.7 Hotels and restaurants +11.4 +12.0 +0.8 0.0 Vehicle sales and maintenance +12.9 +12.2 +8.2 +5.9 NOTE: Analysts in a Reuters survey earlier this month had expected retail sales to have risen by 8.0 percent in August. (Reporting by Martin Santa in Bratislava) ((For past economic data and analysts' forecasts, double click on <SK/ECON01>)) ((Editing by Alan Crosby; martin.santa@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: martin.santa.reuters.com@reuters.net; +421 2 5341 8402)) Keywords: ECONOMY SLOVAKIA RETAIL