30/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - Initial estimates for September 2004 reveal an inflation rate of 2.2% in the Euro zone. this figure is 0.1% less than in August. The business confidence indictor (for companies and consumers) is slightly down on last month but is higher than data in July. In September, figures stood as 103.6 in the EU and 100.7 in the Euro zone.