# South Korea Korea: Communication / Inventory Index (Seasonally Adjusted) (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Communication / Inventory Index (Seasonally Adjusted) (BOK ECOS) was up 13.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 37.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 145.1 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41.2% (Dec 2020) to 63.3% (Sep 2019), averaging 8.2%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.IP.M.NSA.ITEM-I31AAC-I10F`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-communication-inventory-index-seasonally-adjusted-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 145.1 2020=100 | 13.9 |
| August 2026 | 153.1 2020=100 | 37.3 |
| July 2026 | 152.7 2020=100 | 30.5 |
| June 2026 | 137.3 2020=100 | 19.2 |
| May 2026 | 130.9 2020=100 | 13.4 |
| April 2026 | 131.5 2020=100 | 14.1 |
| March 2026 | 105.1 2020=100 | −2.9 |
| February 2026 | 121.0 2020=100 | −5.5 |
| January 2026 | 135.1 2020=100 | 29.0 |
| December 2025 | 135.1 2020=100 | 21.7 |
| November 2025 | 132.5 2020=100 | 12.5 |
| October 2025 | 121.8 2020=100 | 5.3 |
| September 2025 | 127.4 2020=100 | 12.0 |
| August 2025 | 111.5 2020=100 | −6.1 |
| July 2025 | 117.0 2020=100 | −5.3 |
| June 2025 | 115.2 2020=100 | −10.9 |
| May 2025 | 115.4 2020=100 | −9.6 |
| April 2025 | 115.2 2020=100 | −13.1 |
| March 2025 | 108.2 2020=100 | −21.8 |
| February 2025 | 128.0 2020=100 | −14.8 |
| January 2025 | 104.7 2020=100 | −33.0 |
| December 2024 | 111.0 2020=100 | −30.4 |
| November 2024 | 117.8 2020=100 | −30.1 |
| October 2024 | 115.7 2020=100 | −27.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.IP.M.NSA.ITEM-I31AAC-I10F"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.IP.M.NSA.ITEM-I31AAC-I10F",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```