Euro zone consumers raise near-term inflation expectations, ECB says

FRANKFURT, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Euro zone consumers nudged up their inflation expectations for the next 12 months in September, while leaving their longer-term outlook unchanged, a European Central Bank survey showed on Friday.

The median respondent in the ECB's Consumer Expectations Survey put inflation in the next 12 months at 3.1% in September from 3.0% a month earlier. Expectations for price growth three and five years ahead were unchanged at 2.9% and 2.5% respectively.

(Reporting by Francesco CanepaEditing by Ros Russell)