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Economic trends [2020 to current]

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Newsletter containing timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy, usually published monthly. Starting in May 2019, the InFocus section continued as a separate publication titled... More ≫

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Newsletter containing timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy, usually published monthly. Starting in May 2019, the InFocus section continued as a separate publication titled Economic Spotlight.

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Economic trends [2016-2019]

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Newsletter containing timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy, usually published monthly. Starting in May 2019, the "InFocus" section continued as a separate publication, Economic Spotlight. More ≫

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Newsletter containing timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy, usually published monthly. Starting in May 2019, the "InFocus" section continued as a separate publication, Economic Spotlight.

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Economic trends [2012-2015]

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Newsletter containing timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy, usually published monthly.

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The weak Canadian dollar and strong U.S. economy benefit Alberta exporters

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International exports are one of the main drivers of the Alberta economy and the majority of Alberta exports are destined for the U.S. Therefore, the recent weakening of the Canadian dollar and... More ≫

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International exports are one of the main drivers of the Alberta economy and the majority of Alberta exports are destined for the U.S. Therefore, the recent weakening of the Canadian dollar and the strong U.S. economy should benefit those Alberta sectors that are oriented towards exports to the U.S.

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Lower crude oil prices are starting to impact Alberta’s merchandise exports

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In 2014, the value of Alberta’s merchandise exports was a record $121.4 billion, up 17.9% from 2013, mainly as a result of strong growth for oil and gas. The recent drop in oil prices has led to a... More ≫

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In 2014, the value of Alberta’s merchandise exports was a record $121.4 billion, up 17.9% from 2013, mainly as a result of strong growth for oil and gas. The recent drop in oil prices has led to a sharp decline in total exports in the first quarter and does not bode well for Alberta’s export performance in 2015.

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Alberta’s building products sector is on the road to recovery

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Alberta’s building products sector was hit hard by the global economic recession and especially by the US housing crisis that started prior to that. Revenues in this sector have bounced back since... More ≫

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Alberta’s building products sector was hit hard by the global economic recession and especially by the US housing crisis that started prior to that. Revenues in this sector have bounced back since then and have now surpassed their pre-crisis high.

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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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Another strong year for employment growth in Alberta

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According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, employment rose 55,500 in Alberta in 2012 or by 2.7% from 2011, the highest provincial growth rate. Most of the employment gains were recorded... More ≫

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According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, employment rose 55,500 in Alberta in 2012 or by 2.7% from 2011, the highest provincial growth rate. Most of the employment gains were recorded in the Edmonton and Calgary regions. Alberta’s unemployment rate fell to a four-year low of 4.6%.

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Which sector is Alberta’s largest manufacturing sector?

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Using the three commonly accepted yardsticks for ranking an economy’s sectors we will examine which is Alberta’s largest manufacturing sector. There is no easy answer to the above question as all... More ≫

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Using the three commonly accepted yardsticks for ranking an economy’s sectors we will examine which is Alberta’s largest manufacturing sector. There is no easy answer to the above question as all three yardsticks rank different sectors on top. Using revenues Alberta’s refineries sector ranks well ahead of the other sectors. If the sectors are ranked using employment as the yardstick, fabricated metals ranks first. Finally, on a GDP basis machinery is the top ranked manufacturing sector in Alberta.

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