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No reprieve for Alberta's economy as oil slowdown continues to take its toll in 2015: RBC Economics
RBC noted that as a result of deteriorating conditions over the summer, the Alberta economy is now expected to contract by 1.3 per cent in 2015 compared to the June forecast of a 1 per cent decline in real GDP. With a modest recovery in crude oil prices underlying RBC's forecast, real GDP growth is projected to return to positive territory in 2016, albeit marginally, at 0.6 per cent.
"A renewed downturn in crude oil prices is intensifying the pressures facing the hard-hit energy sector in 2015," Craig Wright, senior vice-president and chief economist, RBC said. "Prospects for a relatively short bout of contraction were further dampened with drought conditions, wildfires and disruptions to crude oil production exacerbating the economic downturn."
No reprieve for Alberta's economy as oil slowdown continues to take its toll in 2015:... -- TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2015