The level of international competitiveness of poland’s wood and furniture industry

Abstract

The study assesses international competitiveness of Poland’s wood and furniture sector which is an important segment of national economy, since the value of production accounts for approx. It was assumed that the competitive position of wood and furniture industry would be defined on the basis of indices being most often applied in such researches, namely: foreign trade balance, Export Propensity Index (EPI), Export / Import Ratio (EIR), Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) and Standard Grubel-Lloyd Index (GL). Both the results of an analysis of the index-based assessment of competitiveness of wood and furniture industry, and outcomes of foreign trade, indicate a strong position thereof on foreign markets. The highest competitive position as measured using that index was recorded for producers of furniture for sitting and sleeping, and entities involved in production of wood manufactures, and of mattresses and articles of bedding.