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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.
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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.! B* A! Z; Z; c& M
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Calgary to have Canada's fastest growing economy this year, Conference Board says
9 R0 u; i4 x' s4 {5 V) zThe 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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6 h+ `3 D, V' E; w4 `"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.) g% n; v5 R+ s0 z! t7 |
" `& f+ f. l* e, q" j/ f"With oil prices steadily improving since the summer, Alberta's economic performance could well surprise on the upside once more."
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1 a. z# Q* F; l! p7 pThe "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.
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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.7 p6 q$ \, s" k# p" E2 A0 G5 U) I0 ?
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"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.- z9 f6 M( g! {: v1 Q
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