Economic growth likely picked up a bit in the third quarter but factors such as lower government spending could have capped the expansion or even led to a slowdown.

A Manila Times poll of analysts resulted in a tight forecast range of 6.3 percent to 6.6 percent for July-September gross domestic product (GDP) growth. The median of 6.55 percent is marginally better than the second quarter result of 6.5 percent.

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