Sinabi ni Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan noong Huwebes na ang data ay “an encouraging sign of a steadily growing economy” at ginawa ang “6 percent full-year growth very much likely with even better prospects for the last quarter.”
Ang pag-unlad na ito ay pinangunahan ng bumabawi na ngayong sektor ng agrikultura at patuloy na pagtatag ng pribadong konsumo at pamumuhunan. “We will most likely be revising our growth forecast for 2016 in the next round of world economic outlook revisions,” sabi ni Peiris.