Oct 29(Reuters) - German sportswear maker Adidas

on Wednesday said sales for its Adidas brand in North

America rose 8% on the year, excluding the impact of currency

movements, the weakest growth among its regions.

The company has increased prices in the United States to

offset the impact of tariffs.

Adidas released preliminary results and hiked its annual

profit outlook last week, saying it successfully offset part of

the extra costs caused by higher U.S. tariffs.