Economic Information

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Page Last Updated February 1, 2008

The Economics and Statistics unit of Alberta Finance maps economic trends and provides economic forecasts for use by government and others.

The Current Economic Indicators by Province document contains statistics on employment, retail sales, housing starts, manufacturing shipments, population, CPI inflation, business investment, salary and wages, and GDP.

See the above-right menu to view economic information, including the weekly Economic Review, which contains current economic commentary and statistics. Both the Economic Review and Current Economic Indicators by Province documents are updated weekly, usually by Friday afternoon.

Economic Review

Contains current economic commentary and statistics.

Publication (pdf only) - Week ending:

2008 :

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Economic Review Archive

  

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Alberta Labour Force Statistics

Current data on employment, unemployment and other factors affecting the labour force in Alberta.

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Economic Outlook

See below for the Alberta Economic Outlook documents, which are published with the provincial budget every year.

Publication (html)
pdf
Released
Economic Outlook 2007-10
04/19/07
Economic Outlook 2006-09
03/22/06
Economic Outlook 2005-08
04/13/05
Economic Outlook 2004-07
03/24/04
Economic Outlook 2003-06
04/08/03
Economic Outlook 2002-05
03/19/02
Economic Outlook 2001-04
04/24/01

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Economic Spotlights

Tracking the most prominent economic trends of the moment.

Publication (html not available)
pdf
Released
Global Economic Developments
12/10/07
Alberta's Housing Markets Boom
11/30/07
After the Boom - Inventory Surplus and Price Moderation in Alberta’s Housing Market
11/30/07
Wage Update
11/15/07
Energy and the Alberta Economy
09/18/07
Alberta's Consumer Price Index
07/04/07
The 1970s Economic Boom vs. the Current Boom
10/13/06
Estimates of Provincial Trend Real GDP Growth
08/30/06
Alberta's Housing Market
06/12/06
Alberta's Economic Performance: 1994-2004
03/23/06
Monetary tightening to end in the United States but start in Canada
09/14/05
Energy Prices continue to be Key Driver of Inflation
09/14/05
China's Economic Rise & Alberta's Trade with China
08/16/05
Profile of Alberta's Manufacturing Sector
06/09/05
Canadian Dollar
05/27/05
Labour Force Survey Revisions
01/27/05
Key Labour Market Indicators by Province, 2004
01/27/05
Ireland and New Zealand: Case Studies in Economic Renewal
08/25/04
Alberta's Housing Market
07/22/04
Alberta Housing Starts
11/05/03
Trends in Alberta CPI Inflation
10/23/03
Recent Trends in Retail Sales
09/10/03
Canadian Dollar - Pressures Abound
08/22/03
Negotiated Wage Settlements Update
08/13/03
Demographics and Provincial Participation Rates
08/08/03
Married with Children
08/08/03
Participation Rates across Alberta's Economic Regions
07/09/03
Iraq and the Oil Outlook
11/26/02
Alberta's High-Tech Industry
08/12/02
Alberta Labour Force Statistics by Region
07/03/02
Alberta's Information and Communications Industry
07/03/02
Canadian Dollar Meets the Mighty U.S.
06/13/02
Alberta Exports
06/12/02
Negotiated Wage Settlements Update
04/24/02
Negotiated Wage Settlements Update
03/05/02
Negotiated Wage Settlements Update
12/05/01
Bush's National Energy Strategy
10/26/01
Alberta Fares Well in 2001
09/25/01
Energy Prices driving Alberta Inflation
06/18/01
Provincial Reaction to a Slowdown in the United States
03/16/01
How are Provincial Economies Different?
03/14/01
Negotiated Wage Settlements Update
02/13/01
Alberta Labour Force Statistics by Region 
01/31/01
Global Economic Outlook
06/02/00
Is Inflation a Problem in Alberta?
04/14/00

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Page last updated:  January 31, 2008