Alberta economic snapshot for September 21, 2013

CALGARY, AB, Sep 21, 2013/ Troy Media/ – It’s natural for consumers to feel that prices keep rising faster than their paycheques. But according to the latest inflation numbers, consumers are shelling out only a small amount more than they were a year ago.

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Alberta economic snapshot for September 14, 2013

CALGARY, AB, Sep 14, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Canada’s job market has been fairly soft in 2013, with the national unemployment rate still hovering above 7 per cent. It’s even more difficult for young people, where unemployment is nearly double at 14.1 per cent. But as is the case with most job seekers, young people may want to consider a move to Alberta.

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Alberta economic snapshot for June 15, 2013

CALGARY, AB, Jun 15, 2013/ Troy Media/ – According to the latest figures from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, builders started construction on 41,438 new homes in our province in May. That’s the highest this year and the first time since early 2008 that the figure has risen above the 40,000 mark.

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Alberta economic snapshot for April 20, 2013

CALGARY, AB, Apr. 20, 2013/ Troy Media/ – With some central banks around the world busy printing money, some observers have been fearful of global inflation. But in Canada, inflation remains well below any sort of danger level – at least for now.

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Alberta economic snapshot for March 23, 2013

CALGARY, AB, Mar. 23, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Despite the barrage of negative news around resources prices that punctuated news headlines at the beginning of the year, Alberta consumers seemed to have brushed off any sense of economic doom. They opened their wallets and purses, returning to one of their favourite pastimes: shopping.

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Alberta economic snapshot for February 16, 2013

CALGARY, AB, Feb. 16, 2013/ Troy Media/ – The value of Alberta’s manufacturing shipments slid in December to $5.77 billion – a decrease of 4.5 per cent from the previous month (seasonally adjusted). After having levelled off in early 2012, manufacturing in the province eased lower in the final three months of the year.

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Alberta economic snapshot for January 19, 2013

CALGARY, AB, Jan. 19, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Alberta factories, refineries, and meat packing plants are the economic engines for many communities throughout Alberta. But in November, they were running a bit slower – a trend that has been developing over the past year or so.

Shipments of manufactured goods totalled $6.14 billion in November, down about 1.8 per cent from the previous month, and the second lowest total to date in 2012. Over the first 11 months of last year, manufacturing shipments are still about 6.4 per cent higher than the same period in 2011, but the trend has been decidedly slower since peaking near the end of 2011.

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Alberta economic snapshot for Dec 15, 2012

CALGARY, AB, Dec. 15, 2012/ Troy Media/ – Sometimes life is one step forward and two steps back. That’s exactly how it must feel for certain Alberta manufacturers in October – and least according to the recent data on manufacturing released this morning.

Total manufacturing sales in the province slid to $6.29 billion in October, a drop of 1.4 per cent from its level in September (adjusted for seasonality). Much of the drop was due to a plunge in one particular category of manufacturing: food processing. It dropped to $876 million, down a whopping 15 per cent from its recent high in August.

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