Nov 9 (Reuters) - Slovak retail sales rose by a real 10.6 percent year-on-year in September, accelerating from an 8.0 percent annual increase in August, data from the Slovak Statistics Office released on Thursday showed. SELECTED SECTOR SALES SEPT 06 AUG 06 SEPT 05 JAN-DEC 05 (pct change yr/yr) Retail sales +10.6 +8.0 +12.7 +9.7 Hotels and restaurants +9.3 +11.4 +0.7 0.0 Vehicle sales and maintenance +18.8 +12.9 +5.8 +5.9 NOTE: Analysts in a Reuters survey earlier this month had expected retail sales to have risen by 7.5 percent in September. (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