This article provides a reliable and valid source in the report on what Catholic cemeteries are experiencing.
Does anyone have any “industry” info or sources or websites to go to to compare funeral home stats, casket orders, etc. year to year?
Interesting you should mention that.
J.M. Huber always had the leading economic indicator in their internal production numbers. They began as an ink and kaolin company that eventually got into the oil business to produce carbon black to make ink. Kaolin is used in making fine glossy paper for sales brochures. There is a direct relationship between every economic up and down and printing ink and kaolin sales. It was reliable for decades.