威廉·霍罗宾（William Horobin）报道：法国通胀率加速至两年多来的最快水平，这使得欧洲央行继续加息的压力持续存在。
By William Horobin French inflation accelerated to the fastest pace in more than two years, maintaining pressure on the European Central Bank to continue raising interest rates.
法国国家统计局周三表示，作为欧元区第二大经济体，法国9月份的通胀率为3.4%，高于8月份的2.6%。这一数据超过了彭博社调查分析师预期的3.2%。
Inflation in the euro area’s second-biggest economy stood at 3.4% in September, up from 2.6% in August, statistics agency Insee said Wednesday. That’s more than the 3.2% estimated in a Bloomberg survey of analysts.
中东地区持续七个月的冲突引发了石油和天然气价格飙升，这些影响正持续传导至欧洲经济，促使欧洲央行收紧货币政策，并促使各国政府向面临能源账单上涨的企业和家庭提供援助。
Surging oil and natural gas costs triggered by the seven-month conflict in the Middle East are still feeding into Europe’s economy, prompting the ECB to tighten monetary policy and governments to help firms and households that face rising energy bills.
西班牙周二公布的数据显示，该国物价涨幅创下三年多来的最高水平，达到5%，是欧洲央行2%目标的两倍多。预计将于周三晚些时候公布的意大利和德国数据将显示通胀率超过3%。德国8月份的进口价格创下近四年来的最大涨幅。
Spain reported the steepest price gains in more than three years on Tuesday with a reading of 5% that’s more than double the ECB’s 2% target. Italian and German data, due later Wednesday, are expected to reveal rates exceeding 3%. Import prices for the latter recorded their largest advance in almost four years in August.
欧盟统计局将于周五发布整个欧元区21国的通胀数据。经济学家预计该数据将达到3.7%，创下三年新高。
Eurostat will release inflation figures on Friday for the 21-nation euro zone as a whole. Economists estimate it reached a three-year high of 3.7%.
欧洲央行迄今已两次加息，将利率提高至2.5%，市场预计未来一年还将有近四次25个基点的加息。欧洲央行行长克里斯蒂娜·拉加德周一支持“采取适当的审慎应对措施以控制通胀”。不过她也提醒称，全球债券市场的抛售将抑制物价和经济增长。
The ECB has raised borrowing costs twice so far, to 2.5%, and markets are pricing almost four more quarter-point increases over the next year. President Christine Lagarde on Monday backed a “measured response as appropriate to keep inflation in check.”The global bond selloff will curb prices and growth, though, she cautioned.
法国的数据显示，大部分通胀压力仍来自能源成本，9月份能源价格同比上涨了21.2%。这与欧洲央行决策者的观点一致，即第二轮通胀效应尚未显现。
France’s data showed most of the pressure still comes from energy costs, which rose 21.2% from a year ago in September. That chimes with ECB policymakers who say second-round effects are yet to show up.
尽管如此，法国服务业的通胀率从1.9%加快至2.2%，而受生鲜农产品价格上涨影响，食品通胀率也从1.1%升至1.5%。
Still, inflation in France’s services sector quickened to 2.2% from 1.9%, while for food it picked up to 1.5% from 1.1% as fresh produce costs jumped.
法国的物价上涨速度比欧洲其他国家要慢，部分原因在于核能在其能源结构中占据了重要地位；同时，该国经济也受到了热浪的影响，以及政治和预算问题的不确定性所拖累。
France has seen slower price rises than its peers in Europe, partly due to nuclear power supplying a large share of its energy and an economy that’s been dragged down by heat waves and uncertainty over politics and the budget.
法国国家统计与经济研究所（Insee）周三发布的一份报告显示，8月份消费者的支出比上个月下降了0.5%，其中食品和能源开支的减少是主要原因。彭博社调查的分析师们原本预计消费支出会保持平稳（即不会出现增长或下降）。
A separate report Wednesday from Insee showed consumer spending dropped 0.5% from the previous month in August as food and energy outlays declined. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg had expected stagnation.