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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.
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7 V, Z8 O; Z! U( I+ A, N$ J9 t$ bCalgary to have Canada's fastest growing economy this year, Conference Board says2 @5 z M) }( `1 z1 d0 V6 F- Q
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.& M7 L+ b$ R5 p: K4 M" _, h7 {2 r, H9 x
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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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/ i9 {% j$ `( I8 l' o% nThe "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.4 F J1 r3 v( h' e4 `9 y* h! \: b
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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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: r& H2 |3 P0 F0 [! a+ R! O"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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: u/ c6 N! b, pOil price rises to 2-year high above $58 US on supply slowdown
, u2 A1 p- u4 z6 k' k) ICalgary's downtown office vacancy glut shrinks for 1st time since downturn began |
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