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Percentage of Alberta's GDP by industry

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  • Major sectors in Alberta's economy include energy, construction, real estate, finance and insurance

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  • In 1985, the energy industry accounted for 36.1% of Alberta's GDP;[1]: 3  Alberta's GDP was $66.8 billion in 1985,[1] and $335 billion in 2018.[2]1985 In 2018, Alberta's energy sector contributed over $71.5 billion to Canada's nominal gross domestic product.[6] According to Statistics Canada, in May 2018, the oil and gas extraction industry reached its highest proportion of Canada's national GDP since 1985, exceeding 7% and "surpass[ing] banking and insurance".[7] with extraction of non-conventional oil from the oilsands reaching an "impressive", all-time high in May 2018.[7]

In 1985, Alberta's energy industry accounted for 36.1% of the provinces $66.8 billion GDP.[1]: 3  In 2006, the mining, oil and gas extraction industry accounted for 29.1% of GDP;[3]: 3  by 2012 it was 23.3%;[4] in 2013, it was 24.6% of Alberta's $331.9 billion GDP,[1]: 6  and in 2016, the mining, oil and gas extraction industry accounted for about 27.9% of Alberta's GDP.[3]: 3 

In 2016, "Although the oil and gas sector remains Alberta's largest industry, accounting for 16 per cent of its GDP, the province’s GDP shares of other sectors, such as construction, real estate, finance and insurance, and business and commercial services grew significantly between 1986 and 2016."[5]

In 2018, Share of GDP

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 16.81% Real estate and rental and leasing 11.5% Construction 9.09% Manufacturing 8.54% Health care and social assistance 6.44% Transportation and warehousing 5.48% Public administration 5.21% Professional, scientific and technical services 5.18% Wholesale trade 4.85% Finance and insurance 4.66% Retail trade 4.38% Educational services 3.92% Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2.59% Accommodation and food services 2.3% Other services (except public administration) 2.11% Information and cultural industries 2.07% Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1.83% Utilities 1.69% Management of companies and enterprises 0.72 Arts, entertainment and recreation 0.62%[6]


References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Highlights of the Alberta Economy" (PDF). July 2017: 33. Retrieved September 7, 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Economic Dashboard - Gross Domestic Product". economicdashboard.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference GovAB_2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference occinfo_alis_alberta_2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Highlights of the Alberta Economy 2017" (PDF), Government of Alberta, p. 65, 2017, archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2020, retrieved April 3, 2020
  6. ^ "GDP distribution of Alberta, by industry Canada 2018". Statista. May 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
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