About Alberta's Economy

This section of the Alberta Finance website provides forecasts of the Alberta economy, analysis of current economic conditions, population projection scenarios, and quantitative economic impact analyses of major developments within the province.  See the left-side menu above for links to this information.

Other statistics are also available from the Office of Statistics and Information (OSI), Alberta's official statistical agency.

Additional publications and information about Alberta's economy are available on the AlbertaCanada.com website.

Weekly Publications (updated every Friday afternoon):

• Alberta Economy at a Glance (February 17) - contains the most recent data releases for key economic indicators relating to the overall economy, labour market, price indices, household sector and business sector. Click here for the Alberta Economy at a Glance archive.
• Economic Review (February 17) - contains economic commentary, statistics and indicators on the overall economy, labour market, price indices, household sector and business sector.  Click here for the Economic Reviews archive.

Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Publications:

• Monthly - Economic Review (January 2012).  Contains Alberta economy performance indicators, and comparisons to other provinces, regarding: labour force, housing, international travel, domestic trade, manufacturing, energy, agriculture, exports, bankruptcies and incorporations.  Click here for the Monthly Economic Review archive.
• Quarterly - General economic overview of the province: Alberta Economics Quick Facts brochure - September 2011 (more information).
• Quarterly and Annually - Highlights of the Alberta Economy (more information).
  • Quarterly - Presentation - December 2011
  • Annually - Report - July 2011
• Quarterly  - Inventory of Major Alberta Projects - September 2011.  Lists major projects in Alberta valued at $5 million or greater that are planned, underway, or have recently been completed (more information).
• Quarterly - Natural Gas Quarterly - September 2011. Contains information on the projects and related activities occurring in natural gas, including government and industry updates and interesting facts and figures (more information).
• Quarterly - Oil Sands Quarterly - September 2011.  Contains information on the projects and related activities occurring in the oil sands, including government and industry updates and detailed project listings (more information).
• Alberta’s International Merchandise Exports – A 10 Year Review - April 2011 (more information)

Other updates in this section:

• February 13, 2012 - Demographic information: Release 1, Population and Dwelling Counts, has been added to the Highlights of the 2011 Census of Canada page on this website.
• February 9, 2012 - Economic Outlook for 2012-15 (see the Budget 2012 website for more information).
• January 5, 2012 - the Alberta Population Pyramid animates changes in the age distribution of Alberta's population since 1921.  The pyramid has been updated to include information to 2011.
• December 21, 2011 - Quarterly Alberta Population Report - 3rd Quarter of 2011

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