# South Korea Korea: Duty-free shops / Seasonally Adjusted Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Duty-free shops / Seasonally Adjusted Index (BOK ECOS) was down 2.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 60.80 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.7% (Dec 2020) to 84.9% (Jan 2024), averaging 2.7%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74F-I74C`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-duty-free-shops-seasonally-adjusted-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 60.80 | −2.1 |
| August 2026 | 66.80 | 2.3 |
| July 2026 | 75.50 | 13.5 |
| June 2026 | 73.90 | 1.5 |
| May 2026 | 71.90 | 3.9 |
| April 2026 | 70.50 | −7.1 |
| March 2026 | 69.90 | −1.8 |
| February 2026 | 75.20 | 1.2 |
| January 2026 | 75.00 | 2.3 |
| December 2025 | 68.20 | −12.9 |
| November 2025 | 66.40 | −2.4 |
| October 2025 | 65.50 | −4.4 |
| September 2025 | 62.10 | −15.0 |
| August 2025 | 65.30 | −17.0 |
| July 2025 | 66.50 | −20.0 |
| June 2025 | 72.80 | −11.8 |
| May 2025 | 69.20 | −17.9 |
| April 2025 | 75.90 | −8.3 |
| March 2025 | 71.20 | −10.1 |
| February 2025 | 74.30 | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 73.30 | −36.1 |
| December 2024 | 78.30 | −6.9 |
| November 2024 | 68.00 | −14.0 |
| October 2024 | 68.50 | −18.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74F-I74C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74F-I74C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```