# South Korea Korea: Changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables (BOK ECOS) was down 33.4% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −275.2% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 1,516.7 ₩ billion.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −275.2% (Q1 2026) to 1,216.2% (Q3 2021), averaging 58.3%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.INVEST.Q.NOM.ITEM-10201`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: ₩ billion
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (42 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-changes-in-inventories-and-acquisitions-less-disposals-of-kr-invest-q-nom-item-10201

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 1,516.7 ₩ billion | −33.4 |
| Q1 2026 | −2,025.7 ₩ billion | −275.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 7,716.7 ₩ billion | 437.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,888.1 ₩ billion | — |
| Q2 2025 | 2,276.9 ₩ billion | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1,156.4 ₩ billion | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1,434.8 ₩ billion | — |
| Q3 2024 | −2,021.7 ₩ billion | — |
| Q2 2024 | −1,405.8 ₩ billion | −135.3 |
| Q1 2024 | −6,306.7 ₩ billion | −174.0 |
| Q4 2023 | −2,901.3 ₩ billion | −131.0 |
| Q3 2023 | −4,524.0 ₩ billion | −130.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,984.8 ₩ billion | −54.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 8,526.4 ₩ billion | 72.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 9,365.9 ₩ billion | −36.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 15,046 ₩ billion | 47.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 8,841.9 ₩ billion | 186.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 4,937.5 ₩ billion | — |
| Q4 2021 | 14,736 ₩ billion | 419.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 10,237 ₩ billion | 1,216.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,083.8 ₩ billion | −52.1 |
| Q1 2021 | −3,684.9 ₩ billion | — |
| Q4 2020 | 2,839.1 ₩ billion | 8.6 |
| Q3 2020 | 777.8 ₩ billion | −87.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.INVEST.Q.NOM.ITEM-10201"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.INVEST.Q.NOM.ITEM-10201",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```