Slovak retail sales rose by a real 7.4 percent year-on-year in November, slowing from a 7.6 percent increase in October, data from the Slovak Statistics Office released on Friday showed. SELECTED SECTOR SALES NOV 06 OCT 06 NOV 05 JAN-DEC 05 (pct change yr/yr) Retail sales +7.4 +7.6 +12.3 +9.7 Hotels and restaurants +7.6 +8.0 -4.3 0.0 Vehicle sales and maintenance +21.1 +17.9 +7.6 +5.9 NOTE: Analysts in a Reuters survey earlier this month had expected retail sales to have risen by 8.0 percent in November. (Reporting by Martin Santa in Bratislava) ((For past economic data and analysts' forecasts, double click on )) ((Editing by Gerrard Raven; martin.santa@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: martin.santa.reuters.com@reuters.net; +421 2 5341 8402)) Keywords: SLOVAKIA ECONOMY/RETAIL
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