# South Korea Korea: Convenience Stores / Value Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Convenience Stores / Value Index (BOK ECOS) was up 2.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 130.0 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.8% (Feb 2025) to 17.6% (Jan 2017), averaging 5.5%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74J-I74A`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-convenience-stores-value-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 130.0 | 2.7 |
| August 2026 | 130.5 | 0.6 |
| July 2026 | 130.1 | 0.8 |
| June 2026 | 128.0 | 4.8 |
| May 2026 | 130.7 | 5.7 |
| April 2026 | 120.9 | 3.0 |
| March 2026 | 118.5 | 2.5 |
| February 2026 | 102.4 | 3.9 |
| January 2026 | 109.3 | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 114.9 | 1.0 |
| November 2025 | 118.1 | −0.2 |
| October 2025 | 125.6 | −0.2 |
| September 2025 | 126.6 | 0.08 |
| August 2025 | 129.7 | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 129.1 | 3.0 |
| June 2025 | 122.1 | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 123.7 | −1.0 |
| April 2025 | 117.4 | −1.5 |
| March 2025 | 115.6 | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 98.60 | −5.8 |
| January 2025 | 108.8 | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 113.8 | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 118.3 | 3.4 |
| October 2024 | 125.9 | 2.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74J-I74A"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74J-I74A",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```