# South Korea Korea: Beverages & tobacco / Won Basis (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Beverages & tobacco / Won Basis (BOK ECOS) was down 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 121.8 2020=100.
That is the lowest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.6% (Dec 2017) to 22.8% (Oct 2022), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-201AA-W`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (321 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-beverages-and-tobacco-won-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 121.8 2020=100 | −1.3 |
| August 2026 | 126.0 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| July 2026 | 134.2 2020=100 | 10.1 |
| June 2026 | 136.8 2020=100 | 12.9 |
| May 2026 | 133.5 2020=100 | 8.0 |
| April 2026 | 133.3 2020=100 | 4.1 |
| March 2026 | 133.2 2020=100 | 3.2 |
| February 2026 | 129.9 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| January 2026 | 129.1 2020=100 | 2.7 |
| December 2025 | 130.1 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| November 2025 | 129.2 2020=100 | 7.4 |
| October 2025 | 126.2 2020=100 | 7.3 |
| September 2025 | 123.4 2020=100 | 7.0 |
| August 2025 | 123.2 2020=100 | 5.3 |
| July 2025 | 121.9 2020=100 | 2.0 |
| June 2025 | 121.2 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| May 2025 | 123.6 2020=100 | 4.8 |
| April 2025 | 128.0 2020=100 | 8.4 |
| March 2025 | 129.1 2020=100 | 12.4 |
| February 2025 | 128.1 2020=100 | 11.4 |
| January 2025 | 125.7 2020=100 | 10.0 |
| December 2024 | 123.9 2020=100 | 10.9 |
| November 2024 | 120.3 2020=100 | 7.2 |
| October 2024 | 117.5 2020=100 | 1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-201AA-W"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-201AA-W",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```