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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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

March 22, 2024

What's driving Alberta's GDP growth?

Our Chart of the Week shows what factors contributed to real GDP growth in the past and what’s driving our forecast. If you squint, you’ll see that we’re not expecting as much growth in 2024 from consumer spending or business investment, but we’ll get a boost from net exports (exports less imports).

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.

Population update

Alberta continues to lead all provinces in population growth

Taking a bite?

Restaurant and bar sales in January

Cutting back

A slow start to the year for retailers

                                   Read more daily insights >

Weekly Wrap

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

Weekly Wrap, Friday, March 22, 2024

Alberta's economic outlook and the week that was

Weekly Wrap, Friday, March 15, 2024

Up north and around the globe

Weekly Wrap, Friday, March 8, 2024

Alberta employment picks up steam

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