# South Korea Korea: Chemicals & related products, n.e.c. / Won Basis (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Chemicals & related products, n.e.c. / Won Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 12.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 13.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 151.2 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.3% (Jun 2023) to 42.1% (Oct 2021), averaging 5.3%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-205AA-W`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (489 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-chemicals-and-related-products-n-e-c-won-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 151.2 2020=100 | 12.8 |
| August 2026 | 153.1 2020=100 | 13.9 |
| July 2026 | 161.7 2020=100 | 21.2 |
| June 2026 | 170.3 2020=100 | 26.6 |
| May 2026 | 176.2 2020=100 | 28.4 |
| April 2026 | 177.4 2020=100 | 24.0 |
| March 2026 | 162.0 2020=100 | 10.6 |
| February 2026 | 137.8 2020=100 | −6.3 |
| January 2026 | 137.1 2020=100 | −6.0 |
| December 2025 | 137.7 2020=100 | −4.4 |
| November 2025 | 137.1 2020=100 | −2.2 |
| October 2025 | 135.1 2020=100 | −2.1 |
| September 2025 | 134.0 2020=100 | −1.8 |
| August 2025 | 134.3 2020=100 | −4.8 |
| July 2025 | 133.4 2020=100 | −7.9 |
| June 2025 | 134.6 2020=100 | −6.9 |
| May 2025 | 137.2 2020=100 | −3.8 |
| April 2025 | 143.1 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| March 2025 | 146.5 2020=100 | 6.2 |
| February 2025 | 147.0 2020=100 | 7.8 |
| January 2025 | 145.9 2020=100 | 8.9 |
| December 2024 | 144.1 2020=100 | 9.7 |
| November 2024 | 140.2 2020=100 | 4.2 |
| October 2024 | 138.0 2020=100 | −1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-205AA-W"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-205AA-W",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```