TABLE-U.S. April ICSC retail sales up 3.6 pct vs year ago

NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. comparable chain store
sales rose 3.6 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 3.6 -0.5 1.9 0.5 0.7 3.5
Total less Wal-Mart 3.4 -2.3 1.2 0.2 -0.8 4.9
Total less drug store 3.9 -1.0 1.7 0.2* 0.5* 3.5*
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Apparel -1.4 -11.2 -4.1 -3.8 -4.4 0.8
Department 1.0 -8.2 -3.3 -5.7 -7.0 9.1
Luxury 5.0 -5.3 -4.3 -2.2 -1.1 11.4
Discount 3.0 -0.3 2.1 0.0 2.2 0.0
Drug 1.3 3.9* 3.5* 3.4 1.7 3.7
Furniture -2.7 -9.8 -0.4 -8.4 -0.7 -10.7
Wholesale clubs 9.2 5.1 6.2 6.3 5.3 8.2
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Total store sales 10.1 6.1 9.1 3.9 5.2 10.7
* Revised figure