The up-to-date works on creating a macroeconomic index of round wood price change have been presented and summarized. The index is based on monthly published data concerning the economy of Poland and the European Union. It can facilitate commercial negotiations between forest industry entrepreneurs and The State Forests which take place once every half year.
The operations of each and every Polish company representing timber industry are determined not only by home market situation but also directly or at east indirectly by foreign markets. Taking into account the above mentioned aspects as well as the process of ever growing prices of raw products, constantly growing costs of energy and labour it may be observed that without adequate support those companies will experience difficulties maintaining high economic activity. The article aims at indicating the problems affecting timber industry and pointing out the factors which influence the current picture of Polish timber market.