ATB's Quarterly Alberta Economic Outlook
ATB leverages its understanding of Alberta's economy to produce a quarterly economic forecast for the province.
ATB Economic Insights
ATB's economics team analyzes the latest statistics related to economic drivers and provides insight on Alberta's economy now and in the future.
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Chart of the week
May 17, 2024
Chart of the Week: Nominal GDP per capita
Alberta and Saskatchewan generate by far the highest nominal GDP per capita, thanks to strong commodity prices, higher levels of (real) labour productivity and employment rates. This has long been the case for Alberta going back to the early 1980s. Saskatchewan has recently moved closer to Alberta, propelled by higher commodity export values (e.g. oil, potash, crops and uranium). Though the quantity produced per person has declined (i.e. real GDP per capita), the value has increased due to higher output prices. These two provinces are about one-third above the national average on this metric.
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 Owl (Daily Insights)
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.
National inflation rate lower in April
Encouraging inflation report ahead of June rate decision
Up for sale
Calgary and Edmonton house prices continue their hot streak
Foot steady on the gas
Residential construction intentions have picked up in Alberta while they remain sluggish elsewhere in the country
Weekly Wrap
A review of the key economic highlights of the week impacting Alberta.
Weekly Wrap, Friday, May 17, 2024
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Weekly Wrap, Friday, May 10, 2024
Jobs spring forward ahead of Mother’s Day
Weekly Wrap, Friday, May 3, 2024
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