Economic statistics

Alberta economic statistics

Selected reports, fact sheets and analysis on Alberta's economy produced by the Government of Alberta. 

Weekly updates

• Weekly economic review – Features economic commentary, analysis and statistics for household and business sectors. It includes labour market and price indices.
• Alberta economy: Indicators at a glance – Includes data releases for economic activity, labour market, exports, housing and industrial activity, graphs include Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation, employment and weekly earnings.

Budget

The Alberta budget is released each February. The economic outlook is a summary of the economic forecast and quarterly updates reported in the fiscal update and economic statement reports.

Dashboards and tools 

• Alberta Activity Index – Tracks economic activity using a weighted average of 9 monthly indicators.
• Economic trends and spotlights – Features in-depth economic analysis and key indicators.
• Alberta's economic dashboard – Allows the exploration and extraction of data for major economic indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP), employment, trade and more.
• Alberta regional dashboard – Compares data about working, investing and living in Albertan municipalities.
• Alberta major projects – Features a map showing private and public sector projects of $5 million or greater.

Economic Statistics Insights

This series of reports highlights key findings from economic surveys and data releases from Statistics Canada.

• Canadian Survey on Interprovincial Trade (CSIT) Alberta 2023 – Amid a strained global trade environment, Statistics Canada conducted the Canadian Survey on Interprovincial Trade from June to October 2024. This report summarizes the survey’s main results for Alberta.

Economic (Input - Output) multipliers

Economic multipliers reflect the structure of the Alberta economy and industry linkages during the reference year. The documents contain multipliers specific to various industries and commodities for 2 models:

• Open model – covers direct and indirect impacts.
• Closed model – covers direct, indirect and induced impacts.

Most recent economic multipliers (2021)

• Alberta Economic Multipliers 2021 (December 2024)
• Data file: Alberta Economic Multipliers 2021 (December 2024)

Economic multipliers are produced using the Alberta Input-Output Model, which is based on Statistics Canada’s Supply and Use Tables. Supply and Use Tables are released by Statistics Canada with a 3-year lag from the current year. The 2022 update is scheduled for Fall 2025. 

Archive

Archived years include 2020, 2019, 2017, 2013 and 2011 to 2008.

• Economic multiplier reports
• Economic multipliers by industry and commodity (data sets)

Economic impact analysis

Selected reports and analyses on economic impact evaluation, utilizing Alberta’s Input-Output model.

• Contribution of persons with disabilities to Alberta's economy – A series of publications assess the contribution of persons with disabilities to Alberta’s economy. The latest analysis was conducted using employment information obtained from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability.
  • Contribution of persons with disabilities to Alberta’s economy – 2022 (November 2024)

Alberta Spatial Price Index

The Alberta Spatial Price Index (formerly called the Place-to-Place Price Comparison Survey) is a statistical index that provides a price differential comparison between Edmonton and selected Alberta communities. The next update is expected in 2027 or 2028.

• 2024 Alberta Spatial Price Index Dashboard (April 2025)
• Alberta Spatial Price Surveys (PDF reports for 2007, 2010, 2016, 2018 and 2024)
• Data tables (2016, 2018 and 2024)
• Place-to-Place Price Comparison Surveys (archived PDF reports for various years, 1977 to 2005)

Government of Canada

The following information is produced by the Government of Canada and its agencies: 

• National and Provincial Economic Accounts – Statistics Canada provides aggregates at the national and provincial/territorial level, data includes GDP by income and expenditure, GDP by industry, government finance, labour productivity, household disposable income and saving rate, and more:
  • National accounts and GDP
  • Satellite accounts – Measures economic output of a specific sector (tourism, culture, cannabis, environment, volunteering and non-profit institutions).
  • Government finance statistics – Includes revenue, expenditure, debt and more.
  • Labour productivity – Quarterly and annual data on labour productivity.
• Consumer Price Index (CPI) Portal – Provides a detailed view of price changes as experienced by Canadian consumers. CPI data is published at various levels of geography including Canada, the 10 provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife, Iqaluit and select cities.
• International Trade Statistics – Includes data, tools and reports on international trade and investment activity.
• Canadian Internal Trade Data and Information Hub, Interprovincial trade flows dashboard – A dynamic dashboard summarizing interprovincial trade flows between provinces and territories across Canada, based on the Supply and Use tables.
• Retail and Wholesale Statistics – Includes data, tools and analytical papers for the latest information on the retail and wholesale sector.
• Survey of Household Spending – This ongoing survey provides detailed insights into the spending habits of Canadian households. Data are released periodically and reflect the most current available information.
• Bank of Canada Statistics – Includes data and reports on exchange rates, interest rates, price indexes and other banking and financial statistical information.
• Canada Fiscal Updates – Reports on finances and key economic development each fall.

Contact

General OSI enquiries

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-2071
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Fax: 780-426-3951
Email: [email protected]

Media enquiries

Contact the Treasury Board and Finance Spokesperson.