周五公布的初步数据显示，德国几个关键州10月通胀率下降，这暗示德国全国通胀率本月也可能下降。
Inflation fell in several key German states in October, preliminary data showed on Friday, suggesting Germany's national inflation rate could also decrease this month.
巴伐利亚州10月通胀率从9月的3.2%降至2.8%。北莱茵-威斯特法伦州从3.3%降至2.7%，下萨克森州从3.3%降至2.9%。巴登-符腾堡州下降0.3个百分点至2.6%，萨克森州通胀率则维持在2.8%。
In Bavaria, the inflation rate fell to 2.8% in October from 3.2% in September. In North Rhine-Westphalia it dipped to 2.7% from 3.3%, while in Lower Saxony it fell to 2.9% from 3.3%. Baden-Wuerttemberg saw a 0.3 percentage point fall to 2.6% while in Saxony the inflation rate remained at 2.8%.
近几个月伊朗战争推高了能源价格，德国政府目前预计今年通胀率将达到2.7%，2027年将达到3.0%。
The war in Iran has pushed up energy prices in recent months, and the German government currently expects inflation to reach 2.7% this year and 3.0% in 2027.
接受路透社调查的经济学家预测，欧元区最大经济体德国10月调和全国通胀率为3.1%，低于上月的3.3%。全国数据将于周五晚些时候公布。
Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting a harmonised national inflation rate in Germany - the euro zone's largest economy - of 3.1% in October, down from 3.3% in the previous month. National figures will be released later on Friday.
德国数据公布之际，欧元区通胀数据将于周三发布。接受路透社调查的经济学家预计，欧元区10月通胀率为3.9%，略高于9月的3.8%。
The German data comes ahead of the euro zone inflation release on Wednesday. Inflation in the bloc is expected to come in at 3.9% in October, slightly above September's 3.8%, according to economists polled by Reuters.
欧洲央行周四维持利率不变，但明确暗示12月将再次加息，并警告称能源成本高企且不断上升正在加剧通胀风险。
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday but clearly hinted at another hike in December, with a warning that high and rising energy costs were fuelling inflation risks.