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Eurostat’s September results, released on 16 October, put annual harmonised consumer inflation at 3.4% in France and 4.2% in Italy. Their August rates were 2.6% and 3.2%, respectively; September monthly changes were minus 0.3% in France and plus 2.1% in Italy.
The 33,763 new vehicles registered in the first nine months approached the 34,307 recorded in the same period of 2024.
Italy’s statistics office added provincial breakdowns to its 2025 road-crash release on 15 October. Compared with 2019, road deaths rose in 41 of 107 provinces, fell in 57 and were unchanged in nine; seven provinces had already reached the EU goal of halving fatalities.
A report published by Statistics Norway (SSB) on 15 October details results and methodological changes in a housing-wealth model based on home sales from 2015 to 2024 and used for 2026 tax-card values. After filtering, 881,472 sales entered the model. The country’s 14,101 basic statistical units in 2024 were grouped into 1,272 calculation areas by housing type.
Brazil’s Energy Research Company (EPE) released its 2027 liquid-fuel price outlook for isolated electricity systems on 15 October. It projects an average diesel realization price of R$3.78 per litre, above R$3.42 in 2025 and the R$3.62 average expected for 2026.
Allegiance Resources has begun an initial field program at its Golden Scheelite project in Nevada.
The University at Buffalo described a 12-week randomised study on 15 October involving 67 adults over 65 who experienced food insecurity. Redemption, defined as preparing and consuming the produce, reached 89.2% in groups receiving fresh produce or meal kits at home, compared with 28.3% in the voucher-and-market control group.
ADIPEC Technical Conference Chairman Haitham Al Jenaibi told WAM on 15 October that submissions exceeded a record 7,200. The AI and digital transformation theme drew more than 1,200 submissions, up 11.6% year over year.
The cooperatives’ five-year Quebec programme will support 50 dairy farmers with annual carbon assessments and farm-specific actions.
The two devices turn conversations into summaries and reminders; Frontier is available now and Eclipse is coming soon.
Six METR staff will access company hardware, workspace and internal systems, and METR will be able to publish its risk analyses.
The company plans to offer up to 10 million units to support exploration and development in New Brunswick.
