By Javi West Larrañaga

(Reuters) -The outlook for European corporate health has further improved, the latest earnings forecasts showed on Tuesday, as companies continue to show that they have navigated the trade and economic uncertainty of recent months.

European firms are expected to report growth of 6.2% in third-quarter earnings, on average, according to LSEG I/B/E/S data, above the 4.3% increase analysts expected a week ago.

However, the outlook for revenue deteriorated with forecasts of a 1.2% decrease, worse than the 0.9% fall expected last week.

That would confirm a trend, seen in five out of the six most recent quarters, where revenues have lagged or fallen more than earnings.

OVERBLOWN TRADE FEARS

Companies have dealt with the uncertainty in several ways in the past year: fr

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