Saskatchewan is ranked number one in the nation in the following areas:
Residential construction in the first nine months of 2011 increased 25.1 per cent over the same period in 2010;
Building permit values in the first 10 months of 2011 increased by 27.2 per cent over the same period last year to $2.2 billion;
In the first 11 months of 2011, urban housing starts grew by 25.7 per cent;
Exports set a new record in the first 10 months of 2011, up by 25.1 per cent over the first 10 months of 2010;
In the first ten months of 2011, retail sales were up 8.1 per cent to $13.3 billion, compared to the same period in 2010; and
Wholesale trade in the first ten months of 2011 increased by 23.1 per cent over the first ten months of 2010.
