# South Korea Core Inflation Rate

South Korea Core Inflation Rate was up 2.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.8% in September 2026.
The level stood at 117.0 (index 2020=100).
Among the 50 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 20th lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.3% (Oct 2020) to 4.2% (Nov 2022), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPICORE.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index 2020=100
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (442 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/core-inflation-rate

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 117.0 | 2.8 |
| September 2026 | 116.5 | 2.8 |
| August 2026 | 116.6 | 3.4 |
| July 2026 | 116.4 | 2.6 |
| June 2026 | 116.0 | 2.5 |
| May 2026 | 116.0 | 2.5 |
| April 2026 | 115.4 | 2.2 |
| March 2026 | 115.0 | 2.2 |
| February 2026 | 114.9 | 2.3 |
| January 2026 | 114.4 | 2.0 |
| December 2025 | 113.8 | 2.0 |
| November 2025 | 113.6 | 2.0 |
| October 2025 | 113.8 | 2.2 |
| September 2025 | 113.4 | 2.0 |
| August 2025 | 112.8 | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 113.5 | 2.0 |
| June 2025 | 113.2 | 2.0 |
| May 2025 | 113.1 | 2.0 |
| April 2025 | 112.9 | 2.1 |
| March 2025 | 112.5 | 1.9 |
| February 2025 | 112.3 | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 112.1 | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 111.6 | 1.8 |
| November 2024 | 111.4 | 1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPICORE.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPICORE.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```