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Housing Starts & Oil Price | Alberta (1988–2024)
Examine Alberta housing starts across major centres and housing types, alongside Europe Brent crude prices, from the late 1980s to 2024. Use this dashboard to read how energy booms and slowdowns ripple through construction cycles, regional demand, and supply.
Alberta Housing Starts & Europe Brent
Data refresh: Oct, 2025
Context: Long-run view of housing starts for major Alberta centres (Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, etc.) and by housing type, overlaid with Europe Brent spot price. Use it to read construction sensitivity to energy cycles, lags between price shocks and starts, and differences between Calgary, Edmonton, and smaller markets.
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📌 Interpretation Tips
- Toggle cities and housing types to see which segments respond most to oil swings.
- Large positive oil shocks typically lead starts with a short lag; compare 2006–2014 vs 2015–2016.
- Watch post-2020 recovery differences between Calgary, Edmonton, and other centres.