UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




                        Date of Report: October 12, 2004


                         UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          MICHIGAN                     0-22684                38-1465835
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission             (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)               File Number)         Identification No.)


           2801 EAST BELTLINE, NE
           GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN                              49525
  (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)


                                 (616) 364-6161
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                      NONE
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

             On October 11, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release
             announcing its financial results for the quarter ended
             September 25, 2004. A copy of the Registrant's press release
             is attached as Exhibit 99(a) to this Current Report.


Item 9.01    Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information, and Exhibits

             (c)      Exhibits

             99(a)    Press Release dated October 11, 2004.



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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                   UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.
                                             (Registrant)
Dated: October 12, 2004

                                   By: /s/ Michael R. Cole
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       Michael R. Cole, Chief Financial Officer
                                       and Treasurer











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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit Number             Document
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    99(a)                  Press Release dated October 11, 2004.





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