The economy probably expanded in the third quarter within the government’s 6 to 7 percent goal, investment bank First Metro Investments Corp. (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) said in a joint issue of The Market Call.

GDP probably rose 6.5 percent in July to September from a year ago, helped by higher government spending, particularly on infrastructure, which created more jobs.

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