Although gross domestic product (GDP) increased in the first quarter, it fell short of economists’ expectations, another sign that the Federal Reserve’s pumping of billions of dollars into the economy is not producing the results hoped for. Nonetheless, although the three major U. S. indexes are up over one percent for the week, today’s trading ended the week fairly tepid. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed a gain of +11.75 points, +0.08 percent, -to end the week at 14,712.55. The Nasdaq lost -0.33 percent, -10.73 points, to close at 3,279.26, while the S&P fell -0.18 percent, losing -2.92 points to end the week at 1,582.24. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -0.46% percent to close at 1675. Housing stocks we track closed mixed or even. Nobility Homes gained the most of stocks we follow, moving up +3.60%, + 0.20, to close at 5.75. Patrick Industries fell the most of stocks we track, falling -3.53%, -0.67 points, to end the day at 18.17. Affiliated Managers Group 149.47 -1.44 (-0.95%%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 45.12 -0.49 (-1.07%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 160,618 -407.00 (-0.25%). Champion, Liberty Homes and Palm Harbor continued unchanged. Deer Valley remained at 0.74. Drew Industries 35.99 +0.22 (+0.62%). Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. 79.66 -0.38 (-0.47%). Louisiana Pacific Industries 18.17 -0.14 (-0.71%). Skyline Corp. 4.54 -0.09 (-0.94%). Sun Communities, Inc. 49.00 +0.23 (+0.47%). Third Avenue Value Fund (April 25) 53.70 +0.12 (+0.22%). UMH 10.98 -0.05 (-0.45%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 38.35 -1.04 (-2.61%).
