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.
Subscribe
Chart of the week
November 1, 2024
Chart of the Week: Alberta’s exports to the U.S.
Alberta is a trading province, and the vast majority (about 90%) of Alberta’s merchandise exports flow to the U.S.
What does Alberta export to the U.S.?
The oil and natural gas industry (including refined products such as gasoline) accounted for the largest slice (82%) of Alberta’s $162 billion in total goods sales to the U.S. last year. For Canada, that share is 28%—highest among all industry categories.
The next largest export categories for both Alberta were agriculture and food, and chemicals.
Where do Alberta’s U.S. exports go?
Illinois is by far Alberta’s largest U.S. export market at $65 billion in sales last year. In comparison, shipments to China—Alberta’s second largest (country) export market—were $5.5 billion.
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.
It’s the economy
Current U.S. economic conditions and the election
Maintaining production
Oil output in Alberta in September
Yikes! Are those real zombies or are they filming something?
Movie and TV production in Alberta
THE SEVEN (weekly)
A review of the key economic highlights of the week impacting Alberta.
The Seven, November 1, 2024
Taking the long way
The Seven, October 25, 2024
The week of the cuts
The Seven, October 18, 2024
Free fallin'
Meet ATB's Economics team
Invite Us to Speak