Spain's Q3 GDP quarterly growth confirmed at 0.8% - final data

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 03:02 AM EST

(Reuters) - Spain's gross domestic product grew 0.8% in the third quarter, the country's National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Monday, confirming the expectations of analysts polled by Reuters and the preliminary reading.

On an annual basis, Spain's third-quarter economic output expanded 3.3%, a downwards revision from the preliminary reading of 3.4%, INE said. Analysts had expected a 3.4% growth, according to the Reuters poll.

(Reporting by Tiago Brandao; Editing by David Latona)

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