TABLE-US chain store sales rose 0.2 pct last week-ICSC

NEW YORK, 9 June (Reuters) - The International Council of
Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs on Tuesday released the
following seasonally adjusted weekly data on U.S. chain store
retail sales.
WEEK ENDING INDEX 1977=100 YEAR/YEAR CHANGE WEEKLY CHANGE

(percent) (percent)
June 06 488.6 -0.8 0.2
May 30 487.4 0.6 -0.6
May 23 490.5 0.5 0.8
May 16 486.8 -0.3 -1.2

ICSC Research expects same-store sales for June will be down
four to five percent compared with 4.6 percent decline in May
2009.

The ICSC weekly U.S. retail chain store sales index is a
joint publication between ICSC and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. It
measures nominal same-store sales, excluding restaurant and
vehicle demand, and represents about 75 retail chain stores.