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Alberta’s oil and gas exports in 2013

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International exports of Alberta oil and gas rose 9.9% in 2013, mainly as a result of higher natural gas prices and surging oil export volumes, especially from the oil sands. Crude oil by rail... More ≫

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International exports of Alberta oil and gas rose 9.9% in 2013, mainly as a result of higher natural gas prices and surging oil export volumes, especially from the oil sands. Crude oil by rail exports have surged in recent years and accounted for 5.2% of total oil export volumes in 2013.

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Oil sands projects drive Alberta’s investment growth

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Capital investment has been the largest contributor to Alberta’s economic growth since the mid nineties. In 2013, total investment grew by an estimated 8.6%, in part due to surging oil sands... More ≫

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Capital investment has been the largest contributor to Alberta’s economic growth since the mid nineties. In 2013, total investment grew by an estimated 8.6%, in part due to surging oil sands investment. For 2014, investment is not expected to be a major driver of economic growth as energy investment growth moderates.

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Employment trends in Alberta’s largest municipalities

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Alberta’s largest 10 municipalities on an employment basis accounted for 69.2% of total Alberta employment in 2011 according to recently released estimates from the National Household Survey.... More ≫

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Alberta’s largest 10 municipalities on an employment basis accounted for 69.2% of total Alberta employment in 2011 according to recently released estimates from the National Household Survey. Employment in those 10 municipalities grew by an estimated 8.8% between 2006 and 2011 and the largest industry was retail trade, followed by healthcare and social assistance, professional, scientific and technical services and construction.

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Energy sector drives growth in engineering construction

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Alberta’s engineering construction sector was hard hit by the global recession, but has bounced back strongly since then as a result of the rapidly expanding oil sands sector and surging... More ≫

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Alberta’s engineering construction sector was hard hit by the global recession, but has bounced back strongly since then as a result of the rapidly expanding oil sands sector and surging investment in electric power.

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Alberta’s oil and gas supply chain industry

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Over the past 25 years, the two fastest growing manufacturing sectors in Alberta are the industrial machinery and fabricated metals sectors. Their success is closely tied to Alberta’s oil and gas sector. More ≫

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Over the past 25 years, the two fastest growing manufacturing sectors in Alberta are the industrial machinery and fabricated metals sectors. Their success is closely tied to Alberta’s oil and gas sector.

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How is Alberta’s labour market performing in 2013?

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According to the Labour Force Survey, Alberta’s labour market has continued to expand strongly in 2013. Nevertheless, Alberta’s labour market has remained fairly balanced as a result of record... More ≫

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According to the Labour Force Survey, Alberta’s labour market has continued to expand strongly in 2013. Nevertheless, Alberta’s labour market has remained fairly balanced as a result of record in-migration levels.

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Impact of southern Alberta flooding on hours worked and GDP

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Over the final two weeks of June 2013, Southern Alberta experienced extensive flooding in several communities, causing high amounts of damage. Approximately 5.1 million hours of work were lost due... More ≫

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Over the final two weeks of June 2013, Southern Alberta experienced extensive flooding in several communities, causing high amounts of damage. Approximately 5.1 million hours of work were lost due to the flooding over this period, resulting in $485 million of lost economic output by the private sector.

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Alberta’s metal manufacturing industry benefits from oil and gas investment

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The two fastest growing manufacturing sectors in Alberta during the past five years have been fabricated metals and machinery. Their strong expansion is the result of their links to the oil and... More ≫

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The two fastest growing manufacturing sectors in Alberta during the past five years have been fabricated metals and machinery. Their strong expansion is the result of their links to the oil and gas sector, especially in Alberta but also in export markets.

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Alberta’s wood products sector is staging a strong recovery

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Alberta’s wood products sector suffered severe revenue losses during the U.S. housing crisis and the ensuing global recession. However, this sector has staged a remarkable recovery since 2009,... More ≫

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Alberta’s wood products sector suffered severe revenue losses during the U.S. housing crisis and the ensuing global recession. However, this sector has staged a remarkable recovery since 2009, which was mostly the result of strong demand in Canada rather than in the U.S.

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Alberta has highest productivity in 2012, overtaking Newfoundland

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Alberta had the highest labour productivity level of any province in 2012, and productivity growth averaged 0.8% per year between 2007 and 2012, double the Canadian increase of 0.4% per year.

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