This increased by 75 percent in May, totaling KD14 million compared to only KD8 million in April -- an annual decrease of 12.5 percent compared to the subsidies provided for basic commodities in May 2024, which amounted to about KD16 million. Trade support for dairy products and infant nutrition during the two months amounted to around KD2.4 million or 4.3 percent of the total value of subsidies.

It states a monthly decrease of 8.3 percent or KD104,000 -- KD1.3 million in April and KD1.1 million in May. Construction materials accounted for approximately 57 percent of the value of subsidies provided for food supplies during the two months, totaling KD32.2 million -- 2.4 percent monthly increase, totaling KD16.3 million in May compared to KD15.9 million in April. The total number of ration cards by the end of May 2025 reached 272,000 -- 2.2 percent annual increase over the 266,000 in May 2024. The number of individuals benefiting from subsidized food supplies in May reached 229,000 -- three percent annual increase compared to 222,000 in May last year.

The number of trademark registration applications in May reached 1,255 -- a 12 percent increase over the 1,120 applications in April. A total of 1,162 trademarks were published -- two percent more than the previous month. The number of grievances against a trademark registration decision or suspension of a condition reached 10 -- 233 percent increase. The number of objections to the acceptance of a trademark registration reached 18, and 616 trademark renewal applications during the final year of its protection period -- decreased by 15 percent compared to the previous month. The number of trademark renewal publication transactions reached 664 -- 16 percent decrease compared to April. The number of license publication transactions reached 18 -- a decrease of 18 percent compared to April.