keywords: economy insee afp french pct
text: French economy to grow 2.1 pct in 2004; slump in 2005: INSEE (AFP) AFP - The French economy is expected to grow 2.1 percent this year, but will limp through the first half of 2005 at a 1.4 percent pace that threatens the official full-year target of 2.5 percent, the national statistics office INSEE said.