In April 2023, the diffusion index of employment reached 59%, the highest value in the REB surveys since December 1991. A similar record happened with the diffusion index of three-month expectations of employment, but only with a value of 69%, which is 9 points higher than the previous maximum. The diffusion index of inventories added 12 percentage points over the month and amounted to 54% - a maximum for 2.5 years. The diffusion index of wages, on the contrary, decreased by 12 points and amounted to 52% - a minimum for 1.5 years. The level of inventories of the finished goods has risen to 99% (from the normal monthly level, taken as 100). It hasn’t been this high since March 2015.