Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sergey P. Aukutsionek Author-Workplace-Name: Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences Author-Name: Andrey S. Yegorov Author-Workplace-Name: Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences Author-Name: Inessa A. Bachirova Author-Workplace-Name: Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences Author-Name: Tatyana V. Serzhantova Author-Workplace-Name: Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences Title: Survey of Current Business (November 2022 – February 2023) Title: Хозяйственное обозрение (ноябрь 2022 г. – февраль 2023 г.) Abstract: In November 2022, the diffusion index of stocks of finished products increased by 12 percentage points and reached 50% – the highest value in 2.5 years. At the same time the level of stocks of finished products, relative to the normal monthly level = 100%, increased even more considerably (by 21 points) and amounted to 97%. It has not been so high since March 2018. The level of orders (also relative to the norm = 100%) decreased by 14 points over the month, dropping from an absolutely record high October’s value to an annual average for 2022 – 91%. The diffusion index of expenditures for equipment added 11 points and reached 41% – the maximum for 11 months. Keywords: Russia, industry, industrial enterprises, price level, wages, employment, output, investment, indebtedness to banks, order-book level, stocks of finished products, capacity utilization rate, financial situation, production restrictive factors Classification-JEL: D22, D24, G31, L23, P23 Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2023 Issue: 2 Month: February Pages: 31-38 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/r2312.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:r2312