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Alberta manufacturing industry profile

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Annual profiles of Alberta's manufacturing industry. Information and statistics on demographics, wages and employment trends and outlook are included.

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Industry profiles : manufacturing industry

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Annual profiles of Alberta's manufacturing industry. Information and statistics on demographics, wages and employment trends and outlook are included.

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Alberta’s manufacturing industry is recovering in 2017

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Alberta’s manufacturing industry was in recession in 2015 and 2016 as a result of the dramatic drop in crude oil prices. Lower oil prices resulted in much lower selling prices of refinery products... More ≫

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Alberta’s manufacturing industry was in recession in 2015 and 2016 as a result of the dramatic drop in crude oil prices. Lower oil prices resulted in much lower selling prices of refinery products and caused oil and gas companies to drastically lower their capital spending which translated into reduced demand for machinery and equipment produced by Alberta’s industrial machinery and fabricated metals sectors. As Alberta is emerging from its recession this year so is its manufacturing industry.

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Alberta’s oil and gas supply chain industry [2016]

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Weak oil prices and reduced investment by oil and gas companies is also impacting companies that supply machinery and equipment to the oil and gas sector and to construction firms that are working... More ≫

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Weak oil prices and reduced investment by oil and gas companies is also impacting companies that supply machinery and equipment to the oil and gas sector and to construction firms that are working on oil and gas investment projects. The three sectors that make up the Oil and Gas Supply Chain industry--industrial machinery, primary metals and fabricated metals--have seen their sales fall sharply because of much lower capital investment by the oil and gas sector.

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How are low oil prices affecting Alberta’s manufacturing industry?

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Revenues in Alberta’s manufacturing industry were on a downward trend in 2015. Most of this decline can be traced back to those manufacturing sectors that are closely tied to the oil and gas... More ≫

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Revenues in Alberta’s manufacturing industry were on a downward trend in 2015. Most of this decline can be traced back to those manufacturing sectors that are closely tied to the oil and gas sector. Sharply lower sales in manufacturing’s largest sector, refined petroleum products, are especially impacting overall manufacturing revenues, but sectors that provide oil and gas field machinery and equipment have also been hurt.

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Declining sales of petroleum products are impacting Alberta’s manufacturing industry

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Revenues in Alberta’s manufacturing industry increased 7.6% in 2014. However, sharply lower sales in its largest sector, refined petroleum products, are starting to impact overall manufacturing revenues. More ≫

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Revenues in Alberta’s manufacturing industry increased 7.6% in 2014. However, sharply lower sales in its largest sector, refined petroleum products, are starting to impact overall manufacturing revenues.

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A workforce strategy for Alberta's manufacturing industry

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A Workforce Strategy for Alberta's manufacturing Industry was developed collaboratively with government and stakeholders from the manufacturing industry. The strategy provides a profile of... More ≫

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A Workforce Strategy for Alberta's manufacturing Industry was developed collaboratively with government and stakeholders from the manufacturing industry. The strategy provides a profile of Alberta's manufacturing industry and the labour force challenges and issues facing the industry. It also identifies priority actions for the industry to attract, develop and retain a high performance workforce in the sector.

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