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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.7 B# ^* m- s. F! s
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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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Calgary to have Canada's fastest growing economy this year, Conference Board says& P- N" q; ^+ _# F8 v
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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$ y2 }' L. S' |% O5 lThe 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.+ ~# \) a- ~0 t2 c
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"With oil prices steadily improving since the summer, Alberta's economic performance could well surprise on the upside once more."$ Z* O: D: H" d1 B
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" A* ]3 H. c. A# Y5 {The "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.
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9 [% M m/ x }5 k6 ]! y, ?"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 slowdown5 o! U ]) q' P8 `+ J
Calgary's downtown office vacancy glut shrinks for 1st time since downturn began |
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