# South Korea Korea: Bituminous coal (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Bituminous coal (BOK ECOS) was up 37.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 45.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 198.6 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41.1% (Jun 2023) to 181.4% (May 2022), averaging 16.2%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-201112AA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2014-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (153 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-bituminous-coal-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 198.6 2020=100 | 37.5 |
| August 2026 | 201.5 2020=100 | 45.2 |
| July 2026 | 206.6 2020=100 | 47.6 |
| June 2026 | 214.8 2020=100 | 52.1 |
| May 2026 | 202.7 2020=100 | 29.9 |
| April 2026 | 187.7 2020=100 | 21.8 |
| March 2026 | 179.7 2020=100 | 12.1 |
| February 2026 | 178.3 2020=100 | 7.1 |
| January 2026 | 173.9 2020=100 | 0.4 |
| December 2025 | 165.6 2020=100 | −7.1 |
| November 2025 | 158.6 2020=100 | −12.0 |
| October 2025 | 150.6 2020=100 | −12.6 |
| September 2025 | 144.4 2020=100 | −9.9 |
| August 2025 | 138.8 2020=100 | −16.8 |
| July 2025 | 140.0 2020=100 | −21.6 |
| June 2025 | 141.2 2020=100 | −23.2 |
| May 2025 | 156.1 2020=100 | −13.9 |
| April 2025 | 154.2 2020=100 | −18.9 |
| March 2025 | 160.2 2020=100 | −15.0 |
| February 2025 | 166.5 2020=100 | −17.9 |
| January 2025 | 173.2 2020=100 | −9.9 |
| December 2024 | 178.2 2020=100 | −2.4 |
| November 2024 | 180.2 2020=100 | −2.8 |
| October 2024 | 172.3 2020=100 | −19.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-201112AA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-201112AA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```