<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Ras Al Khaimah reached 104.8 during the second quarter of 2026, increasing by 4.6% compared with the second quarter of 2025, while recording an increase of 2.9% compared with the first quarter of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ras Al Khaimah welcomed 354 thousand hotel guests in the second quarter of 2026, according to data from the Ras Al Khaimah Statistics Center, obtained through the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority database.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The data showed that the Emirate’s hotels recorded an occupancy rate of 37% during the second quarter of the year, while the average length of stay was approximately 1.6 nights per guest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It is worth noting that UAE nationals accounted for the largest share of hotel guests, representing 74% of the total, or an estimated 261 thousand guests. Among other nationalities, India ranked first, accounting for 6% of total guests, followed by Egypt at 2%.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>According to the data, the number of guest nights reached 574 thousand, decreasing by 45% compared to the previous quarter and by 51% compared to the same quarter of 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the first quarter of 2026, Ras Al Khaimah recorded a trade deficit of approximately AED 41.2 million, compared with a trade surplus of AED 1,152.5 million in the first quarter of 2025 and a surplus of AED 398.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Total imports to the emirate amounted to approximately AED 3,688.9 million during this period, representing an increase of 3.6% compared with Q1 2025 and a decrease of 10.9% compared with Q4 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meanwhile, total exports, including re-exports, amounted to approximately AED 3,647.7 million, reflecting a decline of 22.6% compared with the corresponding quarter of 2025 and a decrease of 19.7% compared with Q4 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->