USG Corp. (NYSE: USG), Chicago, IL, reported sales for the second quarter of $811 million, a 5.5 percent increase year-over-year. Profit for the quarter decreased 51.4 percent to $36 million.
Year-to-date sales for USG were $1.6 billion, up 4.1 percent over the prior-year period. Profit decreased 35.5 percent to $91 million.