Economics

French, Italian Inflation Rates Spike to Decade Highs on Energy

  • Consumer prices rise 2.7% in France, 3% in Italy in September
  • Germany number due later Thursday, euro area on Friday
Photographer: Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast.

French and Italian inflation accelerated to the highest levels in about a decade as households in two of the euro area’s biggest economies faced a jump in the cost of energy.