The Twenty-Four Seven by ATB

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ATB's Quarterly Alberta Economic Outlook

ATB leverages its understanding of Alberta's economy to produce a quarterly economic forecast for the province.

Chart of the week

September 6, 2024

Chart of the Week: Deconstructing Canada’s trade surplus

This week Statistics Canada said Canada ran a small trade deficit in July, meaning our imports of goods and services were greater than our exports. Let’s unpack that a bit. First, the deficit came from our trade in services—things like travel, transportation and commercial services. That’s the typical pattern. With some rare monthly exceptions, Canada typically runs a service trade deficit. The larger category is our trade in goods. Over the last decade, Canada’s monthly trade in goods oscillates between a surplus and deficit. For July, there was a small merchandise trade surplus of $684 million. But that headline masks a lot of variation underneath as shown in our Chart of the Week. Canada’s trade in energy was a surplus of $12.7 billion in July alone, while other categories like motor vehicles and industrial machinery showed a trade deficit.

Economic Insights Focused on Alberta's Economy

ATB’s team of economists make sense of the latest data and trends in daily insights delivered right to your inbox.

THE TWENTY-FOUR (daily)

Retail sales, the unemployment rate, population growth, inflation, international trade—these are just a few of the economic trends the team makes sense of in ATB’s daily insights.

Opening up new markets

Canada’s natural gas prospects set to improve in the medium term

Gaining energy

Oil and gas capital spending in Canada

Job growth by industry in Alberta

Resource sector pulling its employment weight

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THE SEVEN (weekly)

A review of the key economic highlights of the week impacting Alberta.

The Seven, September 6, 2024

Life after the cuts

The Seven, August 30, 2024

Go your own way

The Seven, August 23, 2024

Getting back on track

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