# South Korea Korea: 3 Telephone and telefax services (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: 3 Telephone and telefax services (BOK ECOS) was up 0.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.1% in September 2026.
The level stood at 102.0 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.1% (Oct 2020) to 21.1% (Aug 2026), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-H03`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-3-telephone-and-telefax-services-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 102.0 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| September 2026 | 102.0 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| August 2026 | 101.9 2020=100 | 21.1 |
| July 2026 | 101.9 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| June 2026 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.01 |
| May 2026 | 101.9 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| April 2026 | 101.9 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| March 2026 | 101.9 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| February 2026 | 101.9 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| January 2026 | 101.9 2020=100 | 0.10 |
| December 2025 | 101.9 2020=100 | 0.09 |
| November 2025 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.09 |
| October 2025 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.09 |
| September 2025 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.07 |
| August 2025 | 84.17 2020=100 | −17.3 |
| July 2025 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.04 |
| June 2025 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.02 |
| May 2025 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.02 |
| April 2025 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| March 2025 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| February 2025 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| January 2025 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| December 2024 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| November 2024 | 101.8 2020=100 | 0.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-H03"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-H03",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```