# South Korea Korea: Books (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Books (BOK ECOS) was up 3.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with 3.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 113.6 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.3% (Jul 2020) to 4.0% (Aug 2026), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-I051`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-books-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 113.6 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| September 2026 | 113.6 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| August 2026 | 113.6 2020=100 | 4.0 |
| July 2026 | 113.4 2020=100 | 3.9 |
| June 2026 | 112.8 2020=100 | 3.8 |
| May 2026 | 112.6 2020=100 | 3.6 |
| April 2026 | 112.6 2020=100 | 3.6 |
| March 2026 | 112.6 2020=100 | 3.6 |
| February 2026 | 112.4 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| January 2026 | 111.9 2020=100 | 3.3 |
| December 2025 | 111.4 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| November 2025 | 109.7 2020=100 | 1.3 |
| October 2025 | 109.7 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| September 2025 | 109.7 2020=100 | 2.5 |
| August 2025 | 109.2 2020=100 | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 109.2 2020=100 | 1.8 |
| June 2025 | 108.7 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| May 2025 | 108.7 2020=100 | 2.0 |
| April 2025 | 108.7 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| March 2025 | 108.7 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| February 2025 | 108.6 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| January 2025 | 108.3 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 108.3 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| November 2024 | 108.3 2020=100 | 2.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-I051"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-I051",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```