THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday revised downward the country’s economic growth figure in the third quarter of 2019, making it harder for the government to hit its growth target for the year.

In a report, the statistics agency said gross domestic product (GDP) growth accelerated to 6 percent in the period, lower than the 6.2 percent it announced last November.

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