Provincial and territorial natural resource indicators, 2009 to 2016
Table 2-10
Downstream natural resources sector (main indicators), Alberta

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Table 2-10
Downstream natural resources sector (main indicators), Alberta
Table summary
This table displays the results of Downstream natural resources sector (main indicators) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, calculated using millions of dollars, millions of dollars (2007 = 100) and number of jobs units of measure (appearing as column headers).
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
millions of dollars
Output of the downstream natural resources sector 6,772 7,035 8,049 9,346 9,641 9,394 8,482 7,010
Output of the downstream forest sub-sector 1,271 1,242 1,413 1,533 1,586 1,428 1,226 1,189
Output of the downstream mineral and mining sub-sector 5,501 5,793 6,636 7,813 8,055 7,966 7,257 5,821
GDP of the downstream natural resources sector 2,640 2,728 3,276 3,861 3,865 3,669 3,356 2,900
GDP of the downstream forest sub-sector 592 547 606 655 625 546 465 444
GDP of the downstream mineral and mining sub-sector 2,047 2,181 2,670 3,205 3,240 3,123 2,891 2,456
       millions of dollars (2007 = 100)
Real GDP of the downstream natural resources sector 2,507 2,635 3,105 3,591 3,650 3,525 3,103 2,680
Real GDP of the downstream forest sub-sector 574 524 584 615 616 574 464 437
Real GDP of the downstream mineral and mining sub-sector 1,932 2,111 2,521 2,977 3,034 2,951 2,639 2,243
       millions of dollars
International exports of the downstream natural resources sector 1,733 1,692 1,870 1,937 2,026 2,320 2,582 2,355
International exports of the downstream forest sub-sector 142 143 187 197 182 180 199 214
International exports of the downstream mineral and mining sub-sector 1,590 1,550 1,684 1,739 1,844 2,139 2,383 2,141
Interprovincial exports of the downstream natural resources sector 1,434 1,110 1,431 1,620 1,498 1,228 1,108 1,019
Interprovincial exports of the downstream forest sub-sector 373 300 397 429 499 288 308 330
Interprovincial exports of the downstream mineral and mining sub-sector 1,060 809 1,034 1,190 999 940 800 689
International imports of the downstream natural resources sector 5,440 6,440 7,583 8,920 9,159 9,872 9,067 7,928
International imports of the downstream forest sub-sector 956 1,080 1,010 1,236 1,342 1,429 1,496 1,457
International imports of the downstream mineral and mining sub-sector 4,484 5,359 6,573 7,684 7,816 8,443 7,571 6,470
Interprovincial imports of the downstream natural resources sector 2,921 3,782 4,008 3,727 4,642 5,278 4,641 4,603
Interprovincial imports of the downstream forest sub-sector 897 1,007 925 959 1,101 1,135 1,134 1,115
Interprovincial imports of the downstream mineral and mining sub-sector 2,024 2,775 3,083 2,768 3,541 4,143 3,507 3,488
       number of jobs
Employment of the downstream natural resources sector 30,056 27,018 30,385 33,099 30,970 31,027 31,174 28,589
Employment of the downstream forest sub-sector 7,718 6,655 6,899 7,411 6,491 6,102 5,747 5,444
Employment of the downstream mineral and mining sub-sector 22,338 20,363 23,486 25,689 24,479 24,926 25,427 23,144
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