# South Korea Korea: Catering services (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Catering services (BOK ECOS) was up 2.9% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 129.2 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.6% (Aug 2020) to 9.0% (Sep 2022), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-K01`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-catering-services-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 129.2 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| September 2026 | 128.6 2020=100 | 2.5 |
| August 2026 | 128.5 2020=100 | 2.7 |
| July 2026 | 128.3 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| June 2026 | 128.1 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| May 2026 | 127.8 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| April 2026 | 127.7 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| March 2026 | 127.3 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| February 2026 | 127.0 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| January 2026 | 126.5 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| December 2025 | 126.0 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| November 2025 | 125.7 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| October 2025 | 125.5 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| September 2025 | 125.4 2020=100 | 3.4 |
| August 2025 | 125.1 2020=100 | 3.1 |
| July 2025 | 125.1 2020=100 | 3.2 |
| June 2025 | 124.8 2020=100 | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 124.6 2020=100 | 3.2 |
| April 2025 | 124.4 2020=100 | 3.2 |
| March 2025 | 123.8 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| February 2025 | 123.4 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 122.9 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| December 2024 | 122.5 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| November 2024 | 122.2 2020=100 | 2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-K01"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-K01",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```