The number of Russian dead in January – April reached 662.7 thousand people – 4.5% more than 2024.
The revenue of ritual companies in Russia since the beginning of 2025 has increased. Their total revenue in January – April of 2025 reached 39.5 billion rubles (more than 440 million dollars) amid a death toll and war. These indicators are 12.7% more than last year. This is proven by Rosstat data, Pro -Government Publication reports Kommersant.
The highest income was shown by St. Companies. Petersburg – 3.7 billion rubles. (approximately 41.2 million dollars), suburbs – 3.2 billion rubles. (35.7 million dollars), Krasnodar territory – 1.9 billion rubles. (21.2 million dollars), Tatarstan and the Sverdlovsk region – 1.1 billion rubles each. (About 12.3 million dollars each).
The number of Russian dead in January – April reached 662.7 thousand people – 4.5% more than 2024.
At the same time, casket making rose to 8.2 thousand rubles, and excavation of graves – up to 11.6 thousand rubles, growth, respectively, by 9% and 14.7%.
In the first quarter of 2024, 195 new IPs and companies in the field of ritual service were registered. Part of the industry is still in the shade, the market participants note.
As we have written, Russian residents have reduced the funeral costs of relatives -due to rising prices of ritual services against the war background against Ukraine. At the same time, demand for cremation is growing in the Russian Federation, as it costs cheaper than buried in the grave.
In the Russian Federation, a manu -manong for urgent mass funeral was created
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Source: korrespondent
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