ATB's Quarterly Alberta Economic Outlook
ATB leverages its understanding of Alberta's economy to produce a quarterly economic forecast for the province.
The Twenty-Four Seven by ATB
Welcome to The Twenty-Four Seven. With a fresh new look, The Twenty-Four Seven delivers the analyses, insights and news you’ve come to expect from our team of economic experts.
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Chart of the week
December 20, 2024
Chart of the Week: Alberta bound
Alberta’s population surge has driven everything from housing to the labour market. As our Chart of the Week (which is also our Chart of the Year) shows, international migration has been the principal driver of the population burst. But it also shows why Alberta’s population has been growing fastest in Canada. The reason: interprovincial migration.
Alberta started gaining residents from interprovincial migration again in the third quarter of 2021. Since then, just shy of 100,000 residents were gained from other parts of the country with almost 31,000 added over the first nine months of this year. It was the resurgence of interprovincial migrants that pushed Alberta’s population growth to 4.4% (year ending July 1), outpacing all provinces and far exceeding the national 3% increase.
Economic Insights Focused on Alberta's Economy
ATB’s team of economists make sense of the latest data and trends in daily insights delivered right to your inbox.
THE TWENTY-FOUR (daily)
Retail sales, the unemployment rate, population growth, inflation, international trade—these are just a few of the economic trends the team makes sense of in ATB’s daily insights.
A popular place
People continue to flock to Alberta
Shifting sands
Alberta’s economy in 2025 and 2026
Near target
Inflation cooperates in November
THE SEVEN (weekly)
A review of the key economic highlights of the week impacting Alberta.
The Seven, December 20, 2024
That’s a Wrap! Battle switch 2025 - from inflation to tariffs
The Seven, December 13, 2024
Look what you made me do
The Seven, December 6, 2024
Mixed vibes
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