'expanded for the' is not grammatically correct or usable in written English.
You can use the phrase 'expanded upon' instead. For example, "The author expanded upon the theme of courage in her novel."
Japan's $4.7 trillion economy has expanded for the last five and a half years.
And storage areas have also been expanded for the museum's 60,000 works.
The seminar program, featuring guest scholars, will later be expanded for the public.
Soon the memorial on Seaman Avenue expanded for the mementos of other families.
A reading over 50 percent means the manufacturing sector expanded for the 24th consecutive month.
Manufacturing expanded for the second straight month, largely because of higher consumer demand.
Official statistics released this month showed that GDP expanded for the first time in five years earlier this year.
A survey in China on Monday found manufacturing activity in that country expanded for the third consecutive month.
Japan's economy expanded for the seventh straight quarter, as surprisingly robust corporate investment helped sustain an expansion that is becoming the nation's longest since World War II.
The decision was almost always rewarded, as the United States economy expanded for the longest period on record and the nation's chief economic rivals faltered.
German activity expanded for the fourth successive month; while the French survey suggested the country's services sector scored its first expansion in more than a year.
