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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc
I literally explained exactly how I came to that number in the post of mine that you quoted.
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Calgary's Economy
Calgary has been known as Canada's powerhouse.
The city has had one of the strongest performing urban economy in the nation for many of the past 10 years, and is expected to return to the top of the growth charts beyond 2016.
The economy has grown faster than any other major city in the country. Calgary has had the second highest average annual and second highest total real GDP growth over the past 10 years (2005-2014).
The superlatives tell the story. Of the six biggest cities in Canada, Calgary has:
The most productive and best-paid workforce
The highest personal income and the greatest purchasing power
A lower cost of living than either Toronto or Vancouver
The lowest unemployment rate (2014)
The second highest total growth in retail sales over the past 10 years (2005-2014)
SUMMARY OF CURRENT ECONOMIC INDICATORS - CALGARY
INDICATOR DATE VALUE CHANGE / RATE (%) GEOGRAPHY
Population
Change over year
July 1, 2014 1,511,755
3.5% CER
Inflation rate
Change over year
April 2015 2.1% CMA
Employment*
Change over year
April 2015 815,100 4.4% CMA
Unemployment rate* April 2015 5.3% CMA
Average hourly wage* (hourly employees
Change over year
March 2015 $27.24 1.8% Alberta
Average hourly wage* (salary employees
Change over year
March 2015 $40.72 5.5% Alberta
Average weekly earnings
Change over year
March 2015 $1,160.06 1.6% Alberta
Gross domestic product
Change over year (Real GDP growth)
Q4 2014
$117,002.00
(2007 $ Millions)
3.1% CMA
Retail sales
Change over year
Q4 2014
$28,071.00
($ Millions)
7.8% CMA
* Seasonally adjusted, 3 month moving average
SUMMARY OF CURRENT REAL ESTATE / CONSTRUCTION INDICATORS - CALGARY
INDICATOR DATE VALUE CHANGE/RATE (%) GEOGRAPHY
Housing starts - number
Change over year
Year-to-date
April 2015
3,954 -53.4% CMA
Building permit values
Change over year
Year-to-date
March 2015
$1.4 Billion -5.6% CER
Major Calgary project values
Change over year
May 2015 $19.6 Billion 9.9% City of Calgary
Benchmark Calgary housing price (detached)
Change over year
May 2015
$512,800 0.1% City of Calgary
Benchmark Calgary housing price (attached)
Change over year
May 2015
$354,000 1.8% City of Calgary
Benchmark Calgary housing price (apartment)
Change over year
May 2015
$294,800 -0.2% City of Calgary
Benchmark Calgary housing price (all types)
Change over year
May 2015
$454,100 1.0% City of Calgary
Downtown office vacancy rate Q1 2015 11.8% City of Calgary
Suburban office vacancy rate Q1 2015 15.5% City of Calgary
Overall office vacancy rate Q1 2015 13.2% City of Calgary
Industrial real estate vacancy rate Q1 2015 6.3% City of Calgary
CER = Calgary Economic Region
CMA = Calgary Census Metropolitan Area
Sources: City of Calgary Corporate Economics, Statistics Canada, Conference Board of Canada, CMHC, CB Richard Ellis, Barclay Street Real Estate, Calgary Real Estate Board, Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education
Thats all that I saw on the page, I still didn't see anything that showed the:
1,437,000 Number u made.. I Did however see 1.5 Million though..