French preliminary inflation up at 3.4% in September - Yahoo Finance

Sept 30 (Reuters) - French consumer prices rose more than expected in September, ‌preliminary data from the INSEE statistics agency ‌showed on Wednesday. France's harmonized inflation rate, adjusted for comparison ​with other euro zone countries, was 3.4% year-on-year in September. • Inflation rose from 2.6% in August driven by energy prices, with petroleum ‌products and ⁠gas prices rising, INSEE said • A Reuters poll of 19 analysts ⁠had on average expected a rate of 3.1%, with estimates ranging from 2.8% to ​3.3% • France's ​domestic consumer price ​index rose 3.0% ‌year-on-year in September, above the 2.8% forecast and up from 2.