Universal Forest Products Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI), Grand Rapids, MI, reported third-quarter sales of $826.7 million, up 8.4 percent over the same period a year ago. Profit increased 8.9 percent to $27.8 million.
For the first nine months, UFPI had sales of $2.4 billion, up 6.6 percent over the prior-year period. Profit grew 30.4 percent to $80.4 million.