The Price Formation of Raw Wood in the Czech Republic and a Comparison with the Neighbor States

The paper deals with the price development and pricing models in the Czech Republic and the neighbour states (Austria and Germany). The price of wooden material is a complicated indicator in methodical terms. In each country different factors influence the price development. The price development of raw wood in the Czech Republic is extraordinary in many aspects. The position of wood producers and companies in the wood processing industry in the market influences the overall position of global economy and the impact of negative factors following from the development of global economy in the previous years. The price issues of individual ranges of raw wood and their development come under the market mechanism and its relation of demand and offer. The material for the analysis of pricing models was obtained with secondary research based on getting information from the publicly available scientific and specialised literature, domestic and foreign internet sources, information from statistical databases and consultations with experts from practice. The employed methods were the analysis, comparison, consolidation and synthesis. Gained results were processed with fundamental statistical methods (elementary characteristics of timelines, correlation and the significance test of correlation coefficient). With the gained results theoretical possibilities of future price changes in contract relations were formulated in the conditions of the Czech Republic.