Analysts moved to revise their full-year forecasts for Philippine economic growth following Thursday’s announcement of a better-than-expected third quarter result.

July-September gross domestic product (GDP) growth came in at 6.9 percent, beating estimates of a 6.6-percent expansion at most. It brought year-to-date growth to 6.6 percent, within the government’s 6.5-7.5 percent target for 2017.

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