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The paper presents the algorithm used in compiling the general indicator of business activity in the Polish economy out of the RIED’s survey data for the major sectors, including: public and private industry, agriculture, construction, trade and households. The indicator is calculated in two versions differing in the way of compiling the business indicator for industry: according to the other RIED’s practice or to the method used in European Union. Both versions of the general indicator are presented, filled with the data covering the period from October 1992 to June 1996.