# South Korea Korea: C, Manufacturing(10~34) / Original Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: C, Manufacturing(10~34) / Original Index (BOK ECOS) was down 0.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 4,357.0 Thousand Persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.7% (Jan 2019) to 5.6% (Aug 2022), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAABB-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-c-manufacturing-10-34-original-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 4,357.0 Thousand Persons | −0.2 |
| September 2026 | 4,360.0 Thousand Persons | 0.4 |
| August 2026 | 4,325.0 Thousand Persons | −0.9 |
| July 2026 | 4,327.0 Thousand Persons | −1.6 |
| June 2026 | 4,317.0 Thousand Persons | −2.2 |
| May 2026 | 4,295.0 Thousand Persons | −3.2 |
| April 2026 | 4,342.0 Thousand Persons | −1.3 |
| March 2026 | 4,357.0 Thousand Persons | −1.0 |
| February 2026 | 4,371.0 Thousand Persons | −0.3 |
| January 2026 | 4,374.0 Thousand Persons | −0.5 |
| December 2025 | 4,338.0 Thousand Persons | −1.4 |
| November 2025 | 4,355.0 Thousand Persons | −0.9 |
| October 2025 | 4,364.0 Thousand Persons | −1.2 |
| September 2025 | 4,344.0 Thousand Persons | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 4,364.0 Thousand Persons | −1.4 |
| July 2025 | 4,396.0 Thousand Persons | −1.7 |
| June 2025 | 4,414.0 Thousand Persons | −1.8 |
| May 2025 | 4,435.0 Thousand Persons | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 4,397.0 Thousand Persons | −2.7 |
| March 2025 | 4,399.0 Thousand Persons | −2.5 |
| February 2025 | 4,386.0 Thousand Persons | −1.7 |
| January 2025 | 4,396.0 Thousand Persons | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 4,401.0 Thousand Persons | −2.2 |
| November 2024 | 4,396.0 Thousand Persons | −2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAABB-I28A"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAABB-I28A",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```