TABLE-U.S. April ICSC retail sales up 0.7 pct vs year ago

NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. comparable chain store
sales rose 0.7 percent in April from a year earlier, the
International Council of Shopping Centers said on Thursday.

Following is a breakdown of the survey's components:
YEAR/YEAR PCT CHANGE APR MAR FEB JAN DEC NOV
Total Comparable 0.7 -2.1 -0.1 -1.6 -2.0 -2.7
Total less Wal-Mart -2.7 -5.1 -4.3 -4.8 -4.6 -7.7
Total less drug store 0.2 -2.4 0.1 -1.9 -2.4 -2.9
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Apparel -2.7 -8.4 -7.9 -14.0 -10.7 -10.4
Department -10.5 -10.9 -9.8 -12.3 -6.8 -13.3
Luxury -19.6 -20.3 -19.2 -17.7 -17.4 -10.5
Discount 4.7 -0.6 3.1 1.1 0.4 -1.0
Drug 4.6 0.9 -1.6 0.6 3.4 -0.6
Wholesale clubs -6.7 -2.3 -0.9 -1.7 -3.3 -2.4
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Total store sales 0.9 -2.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.6 -3.1
Number of retailers NA 33 35 36 39 37
*Revised figure