# South Korea Korea: Cereal (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Cereal (BOK ECOS) was down 3.7% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.8% in September 2026.
The level stood at 120.0 2020=100.
That is the lowest reading since October 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.4% (Sep 2022) to 25.7% (Jun 2018), averaging 5.0%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-21111`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-cereal-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 120.0 2020=100 | −3.7 |
| September 2026 | 119.2 2020=100 | −0.8 |
| August 2026 | 119.4 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| July 2026 | 119.7 2020=100 | 4.2 |
| June 2026 | 120.6 2020=100 | 8.2 |
| May 2026 | 120.4 2020=100 | 10.1 |
| April 2026 | 120.5 2020=100 | 10.7 |
| March 2026 | 120.4 2020=100 | 12.3 |
| February 2026 | 121.2 2020=100 | 14.5 |
| January 2026 | 120.8 2020=100 | 15.7 |
| December 2025 | 121.4 2020=100 | 16.6 |
| November 2025 | 122.7 2020=100 | 18.7 |
| October 2025 | 124.6 2020=100 | 21.8 |
| September 2025 | 120.1 2020=100 | 18.1 |
| August 2025 | 116.7 2020=100 | 14.7 |
| July 2025 | 114.9 2020=100 | 12.2 |
| June 2025 | 111.4 2020=100 | 8.8 |
| May 2025 | 109.4 2020=100 | 7.0 |
| April 2025 | 108.8 2020=100 | 8.6 |
| March 2025 | 107.2 2020=100 | 4.6 |
| February 2025 | 105.8 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 104.4 2020=100 | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 104.1 2020=100 | −1.0 |
| November 2024 | 103.3 2020=100 | −2.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-21111"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-21111",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```