TABLE-Czech retail sales rise 6.8 pct y/y in Aug

    Oct 18 (Reuters) - The Czech Statistics Bureau (CSU) 
released on Wednesday the following retail sales data for 
August: 
 
                           AUG 06  JULY 06   AUG 05  JAN-AUG 06 
RETAIL SALES (pct chg y/y)   6.8   6.4 (6.4)   7.1      6.7 
 Retail trade; repair of 
  personal and household 
  goods                      6.1   6.8 (6.9)   6.6      6.9 
 Automotive segment          8.3   5.7 (5.5)   8.0      6.3 
  Sale & repair of 
   motor vehicles           15.0   6.5 (6.6)   5.9      7.9 
  Retail sales of 
   automotive fuel          -1.0   4.5 (3.9)  11.2      3.7 
    NOTE. All data are subject to further revision and are 
seasonally unadjusted. Brackets denote previously reported data. 
    Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 5.8 percent 
increase in overall retail sales <CZ/ECON04> <CZ/ECON15>.  
    Data for overall sales in the service sector are issued 
quarterly. Retail sales data are released monthly. 
 
 (Reporting by Mirka Krufova in Prague) 
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  Keywords: ECONOMY CZECH RETAIL TABLE