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 (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 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 and 2018)
- Data tables (2016 and 2018)
- Place-to-Place Price Comparison Surveys (archive 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
- 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.
- Retail and Wholesale Statistics – Includes data, tools and analytical papers for the latest information on the retail and wholesale sector.
- Survey of Household Spending – Provides 2021 key data on Canadian household spending. A new survey is in progress.
- 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: osi.support@gov.ab.ca
Media enquiries
Contact the Treasury Board and Finance Spokesperson.