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The technical and economic values of sawmill material influence its popularity and possibilities to use it in different areas of life. Wood is one of few raw materials that finds its supporters and popularisers at all processing stages. The aim of the study is to show the current situation in sawmill enterprises, including their processing capacity, to indicate the most commonly manufactured sawmill products which are used in the building industry, to emphasise the significance of technological efficiency of raw material processing to the cost-effectiveness of manufacturing sawmill products and to indicate the essential macroeconomic factors which affect the cost-effectiveness.