Alberta economic snapshot for July 27, 2013

CALGARY, AB, Jul 27, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Housing construction is an important driver of Alberta’s economy and supplying the correct number of homes to match the market demand is sometimes a challenge for home builders. However, the most recent data suggest there’s still plenty of room to build a few more.

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Alberta economic snapshot for July 13, 2013

CALGARY, AB, Jul 13, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Among the provinces, Alberta has the fastest growing population. The strong economy continues to attract thousands of people from other provinces and countries. But there is a type of population growth that is also driving our province’s rapid expansion – and this requires no one to pack up and move.

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Alberta economic snapshot for June 22, 2013

CALGARY, AB, Jun 22, 2013/ Troy Media/ – After a short break in March, Albertans were out in full force in April, ringing up enough sales at the cash register to match the recently-set record high. Strong job growth, rising incomes and robust consumer confidence have left Alberta shoppers willing to shell out the bucks.

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Alberta economic snapshot for April 27, 2013

CALGARY, AB, Apr. 27, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Our neighbour Saskatchewan may surpass Alberta this year as the fastest growing provincial economy. And for several quarters in a row, we seemed to be losing people to the good job opportunities there. But this trend may now be reversing, with the flow of migrants once again shifting in favour of wild rose country.

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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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Immigrants flock to Alberta

CALGARY, AB, Jan. 2, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Final numbers aren’t in, but odds are this province has never, not even during the boom years, welcomed more new Albertans than in 2012.

This isn’t surprising, as its labour market has been the best in the country and housing costs are relatively affordable. The stage is set for the trend to continue in 2013 and beyond.

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