# South Korea Korea: B, Mining and quarrying(05~08) / Original Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: B, Mining and quarrying(05~08) / Original Index (BOK ECOS) was up 33.3% year on year in October 2026, compared with 37.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 12.00 Thousand Persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.0% (Aug 2022) to 83.3% (Jan 2025), averaging −2.4%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAABA-I28A`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand Persons
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-b-mining-and-quarrying-05-08-original-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 12.00 Thousand Persons | 33.3 |
| September 2026 | 11.00 Thousand Persons | 37.5 |
| August 2026 | 10.00 Thousand Persons | 25.0 |
| July 2026 | 11.00 Thousand Persons | 22.2 |
| June 2026 | 12.00 Thousand Persons | 50.0 |
| May 2026 | 11.00 Thousand Persons | 22.2 |
| April 2026 | 12.00 Thousand Persons | 50.0 |
| March 2026 | 12.00 Thousand Persons | 20.0 |
| February 2026 | 12.00 Thousand Persons | 9.1 |
| January 2026 | 11.00 Thousand Persons | 0.0 |
| December 2025 | 9.00 Thousand Persons | −18.2 |
| November 2025 | 8.00 Thousand Persons | −11.1 |
| October 2025 | 9.00 Thousand Persons | 12.5 |
| September 2025 | 8.00 Thousand Persons | 14.3 |
| August 2025 | 8.00 Thousand Persons | 33.3 |
| July 2025 | 9.00 Thousand Persons | 50.0 |
| June 2025 | 8.00 Thousand Persons | 14.3 |
| May 2025 | 9.00 Thousand Persons | 12.5 |
| April 2025 | 8.00 Thousand Persons | 0.0 |
| March 2025 | 10.00 Thousand Persons | 42.9 |
| February 2025 | 11.00 Thousand Persons | 37.5 |
| January 2025 | 11.00 Thousand Persons | 83.3 |
| December 2024 | 11.00 Thousand Persons | 57.1 |
| November 2024 | 9.00 Thousand Persons | 12.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAABA-I28A"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAABA-I28A",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```