 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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.
) K: {1 }: k6 x3 C' c
1 @& l3 k( c5 _"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.6 `$ l5 b& B# o! j2 _. O/ k
5 V0 P D4 h: L$ r x9 f
Calgary to have Canada's fastest growing economy this year, Conference Board says% @$ J) @6 I; {: ~/ j
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.", y% j8 ^2 z. r
) K; s4 N/ i+ ^2 V0 a! SThe Conference Board, meanwhile, points to numerous signs that Alberta's economy is growing even faster than that.8 P8 F# Y1 a: k7 p
7 j9 A4 s( k M; I0 S"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.
! H; k9 ]$ L8 {1 d) u7 `7 z V) K7 |; G0 ~( S
"With oil prices steadily improving since the summer, Alberta's economic performance could well surprise on the upside once more."
" A& ^% s2 N' X4 n
* h# j: X y, I. v# j o- A* J! {+ V. A+ p/ a1 i
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.
8 f! Z$ L9 E9 ~7 n |" {* |. |
! J2 p: u! |2 M2 C1 U: t; sIt 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.9 P/ |" r6 B" u$ h% }& q& k4 t$ U
5 b2 @. \/ s; m+ K5 p4 S9 |
"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.! X" H h6 ]4 Y+ O8 ?
0 n8 X- H" C6 v0 N. d3 S8 o
Oil price rises to 2-year high above $58 US on supply slowdown7 k }3 [. d) Z8 B- f$ g% W
Calgary's downtown office vacancy glut shrinks for 1st time since downturn began |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2017-11-23 11:38
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2017-11-23 11:53
