Economy likely slowed in 2017 – analysts

The economy likely slowed as the year ended, analysts polled by The Manila Times said, capping full-year growth to below the 6.9 percent recorded in 2016.

Estimates for the October-December quarter ranged from 6.4 to 7.1 percent with a 6.6 percent average, unchanged compared to the same period last year and below the third quarter’s revised 7-percent expansion.