# South Korea Korea: Books , newspapers & stationery (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Books , newspapers & stationery (BOK ECOS) was up 3.7% year on year in October 2026, compared with 3.7% in September 2026.
The level stood at 116.5 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.0% (Jul 2020) to 4.3% (May 2023), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-I05`
- 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-newspapers-and-stationery-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 116.5 2020=100 | 3.7 |
| September 2026 | 116.4 2020=100 | 3.7 |
| August 2026 | 115.8 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| July 2026 | 115.6 2020=100 | 3.4 |
| June 2026 | 115.2 2020=100 | 3.4 |
| May 2026 | 115.0 2020=100 | 3.1 |
| April 2026 | 114.9 2020=100 | 3.1 |
| March 2026 | 114.7 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| February 2026 | 114.4 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| January 2026 | 114.0 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| December 2025 | 113.5 2020=100 | 2.2 |
| November 2025 | 112.3 2020=100 | 1.2 |
| October 2025 | 112.3 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| September 2025 | 112.3 2020=100 | 2.0 |
| August 2025 | 111.8 2020=100 | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 111.8 2020=100 | 1.5 |
| June 2025 | 111.3 2020=100 | 1.2 |
| May 2025 | 111.5 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| April 2025 | 111.5 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| March 2025 | 111.3 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| February 2025 | 111.3 2020=100 | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 111.0 2020=100 | 2.5 |
| December 2024 | 111.0 2020=100 | 2.7 |
| November 2024 | 111.0 2020=100 | 2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-I05"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-I05",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```