<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Ras Al Khaimah reached 107.6 during the first quarter of 2026, increasing by 1.4% compared with the first quarter of 2025, while recording a slight decline of -0.2% compared with the fourth quarter of 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ras Al Khaimah welcomed 317 thousand hotel guests during the first quarter of 2026, according to data from the Ras Al Khaimah Statistics Centre, obtained through the database of the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The data showed that hotels in the emirate recorded an occupancy rate of 60% during the first quarter of the year, while the average length of stay reached approximately 3.2 nights per guest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>UAE nationals accounted for the largest share of hotel guests, representing 40% of the total and approximately 126,000 guests. Among other nationalities, Russian visitors ranked first with 16% of total guests, followed by Indian and British visitors, accounting for 6% and 5%, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>According to the data, the total number of guest nights reached 1 million nights, representing a decrease of 27% compared with the previous quarter and a decline of 5% compared with the corresponding 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 -->