# South Korea Korea: Business·Private·Public Service and etc. / Original Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Business·Private·Public Service and etc. / Original Index (BOK ECOS) was up 2.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 12,291 Thousand Persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.3% (Jan 2021) to 6.3% (Feb 2022), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAAD-I28A`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand Persons
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-businessprivatepublic-service-and-etc-original-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 12,291 Thousand Persons | 2.8 |
| September 2026 | 12,262 Thousand Persons | 1.9 |
| August 2026 | 12,241 Thousand Persons | 2.6 |
| July 2026 | 12,173 Thousand Persons | 2.1 |
| June 2026 | 12,137 Thousand Persons | 1.9 |
| May 2026 | 12,134 Thousand Persons | 1.7 |
| April 2026 | 12,039 Thousand Persons | 2.1 |
| March 2026 | 11,908 Thousand Persons | 2.1 |
| February 2026 | 11,785 Thousand Persons | 2.8 |
| January 2026 | 11,326 Thousand Persons | 1.6 |
| December 2025 | 11,410 Thousand Persons | 2.5 |
| November 2025 | 12,009 Thousand Persons | 3.6 |
| October 2025 | 11,956 Thousand Persons | 3.2 |
| September 2025 | 12,039 Thousand Persons | 4.4 |
| August 2025 | 11,929 Thousand Persons | 4.0 |
| July 2025 | 11,926 Thousand Persons | 3.8 |
| June 2025 | 11,907 Thousand Persons | 3.9 |
| May 2025 | 11,931 Thousand Persons | 4.1 |
| April 2025 | 11,789 Thousand Persons | 3.9 |
| March 2025 | 11,660 Thousand Persons | 3.6 |
| February 2025 | 11,468 Thousand Persons | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 11,144 Thousand Persons | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 11,136 Thousand Persons | 1.4 |
| November 2024 | 11,593 Thousand Persons | 2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAAD-I28A"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAAD-I28A",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```