German EU-harmonised consumer prices up 10.9% in September

BERLIN (Reuters) - German consumer prices, harmonised to compare with other European countries, were up 10.9% on the year and rose by 2.2% month-on-month in September, preliminary data from the Federal Statistics Office showed on Thursday.

Analysts had expected harmonised data to increase 10.0% on an annual basis and rise 1.3% on the previous month.

The statistics office offers a breakdown for September on its website.

(Reporting by Miranda Murray; Editing by Alison Williams)