-->Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The inflation rate in the dozen nations sharing the euro rose to a five-month high in October as oil prices advanced to a record, weighing on consumer confidence.

Consumer prices rose 2.5 percent from a year earlier, up from 2.1 percent in September, according to Luxembourg-based Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office. The European Commission's index of consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in the month, while a gauge of business sentiment improved.