# South Korea Korea: Audio-visual equipment (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Audio-visual equipment (BOK ECOS) was down 4.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with −1.0% in September 2026.
The level stood at 85.15 2020=100.
That is the lowest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.4% (Jun 2018) to 4.2% (Aug 2026), averaging −4.1%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-I011`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-audio-visual-equipment-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 85.15 2020=100 | −4.5 |
| September 2026 | 88.69 2020=100 | −1.0 |
| August 2026 | 91.61 2020=100 | 4.2 |
| July 2026 | 91.47 2020=100 | 1.5 |
| June 2026 | 88.75 2020=100 | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 88.06 2020=100 | −1.9 |
| April 2026 | 86.52 2020=100 | −3.0 |
| March 2026 | 87.26 2020=100 | −2.8 |
| February 2026 | 87.55 2020=100 | −3.0 |
| January 2026 | 88.49 2020=100 | −3.1 |
| December 2025 | 88.22 2020=100 | −2.8 |
| November 2025 | 89.44 2020=100 | −1.8 |
| October 2025 | 89.20 2020=100 | −1.7 |
| September 2025 | 89.60 2020=100 | −2.4 |
| August 2025 | 87.93 2020=100 | −4.2 |
| July 2025 | 90.10 2020=100 | −4.5 |
| June 2025 | 88.14 2020=100 | −7.9 |
| May 2025 | 89.81 2020=100 | −5.8 |
| April 2025 | 89.23 2020=100 | −7.1 |
| March 2025 | 89.80 2020=100 | −6.2 |
| February 2025 | 90.27 2020=100 | −5.5 |
| January 2025 | 91.32 2020=100 | −4.5 |
| December 2024 | 90.80 2020=100 | −4.8 |
| November 2024 | 91.04 2020=100 | −4.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-I011"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-I011",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```