PARIS (AP) - France's economy will grind to a halt in the third quarter as households succumb to the global slowdown and rein in spending, the country's statistics institute said in its quarterly economic forecast.
In its first outlook for the second half of the year, Insee said Friday that economic growth will slow to zero in the third quarter before recovering slightly to 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter.
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