DIRECTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF LOGISTICS IN POLISH ECONOMY.

One of the most important sectors currently determining the economic situation of countries, regions, including rural areas, and businesses is logistics. The study shows the directions of changes in supplying Poland with the most important elements of logistic infrastructure, i.e. transport and stock infrastructure. It presents the position of logistics sector in the national economy measured by the share of transport, storage, information and communication activities against the background of industry, trade and construction sectors’ activity in the creation of a net domestic product. The study also indicates the highly competitive position of Poland in logistics in comparison to other neighbouring countries and establishes that logistics can be an important factor in the country’s development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]