Philippines revises down third-quarter GDP growth to 6 percent

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine economy grew 6.0 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, down slightly from the previously announced 6.1 percent, the statistics agency said on Wednesday.

The downward revision was due to changes in the growth performance of a number of sectors including manufacturing, trade and repair of motor vehicles, and financial intermediation.

Official fourth-quarter growth data, which will be released on Jan. 24, is expected to show the economy expanded 6.2 percent from a year earlier.

(Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by Kim Coghill)