ATB Financial business sentiments index : How is the Alberta economy doing?

The higher the value of the Index, the stronger is the sentiment for expansion. [...] Western Centre for Economic Research University of Alberta Information Bulletin #97 • January 2007 Page 1 ATB Financial Business Sentiments Index™ The ATB Financial Business Sentiments Index™ finds that the Alberta economy will display strong growth in the first quarter of 2007. [...] A majority of Alberta firms, both in the North and South of the province, will expect increased sales in the coming quarter with expectations of improved business evident across all sectors. [...] Figure 1 (below) provides a comparison of the Index for Alberta, the North and the South for all quarters of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007. [...] Estimated activity levels for Q4 2005, and the four quarters of 2006, for the province and for the northern and southern regions are shown in Figure 2 (below).