Economic Statistics

Statistical Information about Alberta's Economy

See below for Alberta Quick Facts and economic statistics. Other statistics are also available from the Office of Statistics and Information (OSI), Alberta's official statistical agency.

Alberta Quick Facts

Alberta Quick Facts
Updated January 23, 2012
Level
Year over year
growth rate

Population 
(October 2011)

3,798,791

1.7 %

GDP* (2010)
(2002 $millions)

183,251

3.3 %

Employment
(December 2011)

2,131,000

4.9 %

Unemployment Rate
(December 2011)

4.9 %

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CPI Inflation Rate
(December 2011)

126.5

2.9 %

Source: Statistics Canada
* At Market Prices

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Other Economic Statistics

Publication
Released

Monthly Economic Review (Alberta-Canada.com website)
Monthly and quarterly indicators on the performance of the Alberta economy, and comparisons to other provinces, including: labour force, housing, international travel, domestic trade, manufacturing, energy, agriculture, exports, bankruptcies and incorporations.

Monthly

Alberta Economic Quick Facts Brochure (Alberta-Canada.com website)
Short brochure containing a general economic overview of the province.
Sep 2011

Facts on Alberta – Living and Doing Business in Alberta (Alberta-Canada.com website)
An overview of the business and lifestyle advantages Alberta offers. Includes: cost and tax, advantages, real estate costs, labour force statistics, transportation infrastructure, education and research institutions, and quality of life.
Oct 2011

Inventory of Major Alberta Projects (Alberta-Canada.com website)
The Inventory lists major projects in Alberta valued at $5 million or greater that are planned, underway, or have recently been completed.
Quarterly

Natural Gas Quarterly (Alberta-Canada.com website)
Contains information on the projects and related activities occurring in natural gas, including government and industry updates and interesting facts and figures.
Quarterly
Oil Sands Quarterly (Alberta-Canada.com website)
Contains information on the projects and related activities occurring in the oil sands, including government and industry updates and detailed project listings.
Quarterly

Alberta's International Merchandise Exports - A 10 Year Review (Alberta-Canada.com website)
(April 2011).  Monthly trade information by country and by industry is available in the Monthly Economic Review.
Apr 2011
2010 Alberta Spatial Price Survey
 A place-to-place (cost-of-living type) price comparison survey of selected Alberta communities. The 2010 report provides a measure, as represented by spatial price indices, of price differentials in 34 Alberta communities for a standard basket of goods and services.  For previous survey information, see the 2007 Alberta Spatial Price Survey.
Nov 2010

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