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Alberta's economy is on pace to grow by a blistering 6.7 per cent this year, far outpacing every other province, according to the latest forecast from the Conference Board of Canada.) x/ ?% `4 H# T$ V; y/ Q
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"Thanks to rising oil production and a swift turnaround in drilling levels, Alberta surged out of recession this year," Marie-Christine Bernard, director of the organization's provincial forecasting, said in a release Wednesday.
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% M3 Q+ M4 o% n. w5 j( GCalgary to have Canada's fastest growing economy this year, Conference Board says2 u+ K, ~9 n9 \
The report comes two days after a projection from ATB Financial that pegs real GDP growth at 3.9 per cent in Alberta for 2017, "which is likely to be the highest among the Canadian provinces."
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The Conference Board, meanwhile, points to numerous signs that Alberta's economy is growing even faster than that.
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"The domestic economy also performed well, as consumers who had delayed making major purchases during the recession flocked to car dealerships and retail stores," the report reads.
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"With oil prices steadily improving since the summer, Alberta's economic performance could well surprise on the upside once more."
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! p4 m: M9 }8 r) g* c* cThe "booming growth" in 2017 comes after two years of economic contraction, and the Conference Board cautions that Alberta won't keep up that pace next year.+ s9 ?& I- q( W7 X
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It forecasts provincial GDP to grow by 2.1 per cent in 2018, behind British Columbia's projected rate of 2.7 per cent and Newfoundland and Labrador's 2.4 per cent.. M- w$ h: W2 g- s8 |
* |! t" e, ~( A9 g"However, recent strength in oil prices could help maintain the momentum in drilling and push economic growth higher over the near term," the report adds.
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Oil price rises to 2-year high above $58 US on supply slowdown
n* N9 J" S! h6 tCalgary's downtown office vacancy glut shrinks for 1st time since downturn began |
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