# South Korea Korea: Bread and cereals (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Bread and cereals (BOK ECOS) was up 1.9% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 131.9 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.4% (Mar 2017) to 10.6% (Aug 2018), averaging 4.3%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A011`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-bread-and-cereals-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 131.9 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| September 2026 | 131.1 2020=100 | 2.5 |
| August 2026 | 130.2 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| July 2026 | 128.2 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| June 2026 | 128.4 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| May 2026 | 128.2 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| April 2026 | 128.1 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| March 2026 | 128.3 2020=100 | 4.2 |
| February 2026 | 128.4 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| January 2026 | 129.1 2020=100 | 6.4 |
| December 2025 | 129.2 2020=100 | 6.7 |
| November 2025 | 129.4 2020=100 | 8.3 |
| October 2025 | 129.5 2020=100 | 8.8 |
| September 2025 | 127.9 2020=100 | 8.5 |
| August 2025 | 126.9 2020=100 | 7.3 |
| July 2025 | 126.4 2020=100 | 6.6 |
| June 2025 | 125.4 2020=100 | 5.6 |
| May 2025 | 124.5 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| April 2025 | 124.3 2020=100 | 5.4 |
| March 2025 | 123.2 2020=100 | 3.6 |
| February 2025 | 122.3 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| January 2025 | 121.3 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 121.2 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| November 2024 | 119.4 2020=100 | −0.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A011"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A011",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```