France's inflation confirmed up by 1.1 pct yearly in September: INSEE

PARIS, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) confirmed on Tuesday that France's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1.1 percent year-on-year in September, slightly down from the 1.2 percent projected in its preliminary report.

This marks the second consecutive month that the CPI remained below the 2-percent benchmark, with inflation at its lowest level since