FRANKFURT (AFX) - German economy minister Werner Mueller said it is possible the economy will grow by as much as 3.5 pct in the first half of 2002. Mueller told the n-tv news channel on Saturday the economy will start to recover in Autumn and growth will be solid at the start of 2002. "I consider growth of 3.5 pct in the first half of 2002 to be possible," he said.