# South Korea Korea: Clothing, footwear, and luggage retail stores / Volume Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Clothing, footwear, and luggage retail stores / Volume Index (BOK ECOS) was up 3.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 109.9 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.5% (Mar 2020) to 47.0% (Mar 2021), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74S-I74B`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-clothing-footwear-and-luggage-retail-stores-volume-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 109.9 | 3.8 |
| August 2026 | 95.60 | −2.9 |
| July 2026 | 105.3 | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 112.8 | 0.9 |
| May 2026 | 135.3 | 8.9 |
| April 2026 | 123.2 | 8.0 |
| March 2026 | 120.6 | 1.3 |
| February 2026 | 102.2 | 13.6 |
| January 2026 | 109.2 | 5.2 |
| December 2025 | 130.9 | −0.08 |
| November 2025 | 138.5 | −3.4 |
| October 2025 | 146.8 | 2.0 |
| September 2025 | 105.9 | −7.8 |
| August 2025 | 98.50 | 3.8 |
| July 2025 | 104.8 | −0.10 |
| June 2025 | 111.8 | −6.9 |
| May 2025 | 124.2 | −1.8 |
| April 2025 | 114.1 | −9.7 |
| March 2025 | 119.1 | −3.8 |
| February 2025 | 90.00 | −8.1 |
| January 2025 | 103.8 | 7.7 |
| December 2024 | 131.0 | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 143.4 | 5.5 |
| October 2024 | 143.9 | −2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74S-I74B"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74S-I74B",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```