# South Korea Korea: E, Water supply; sewage, waste management, materials recovery(36~39) / Seasonal Adjustment (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: E, Water supply; sewage, waste management, materials recovery(36~39) / Seasonal Adjustment (BOK ECOS) was up 14.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 10.1% in September 2026.
The level stood at 170.0 Thousand Persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.3% (Sep 2022) to 25.2% (Sep 2018), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAABD-I28B`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand Persons
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-e-water-supply-sewage-waste-management-materials-recovery-36-39-kr-lf-m-nsa-item-i61baabd-i28b

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 170.0 Thousand Persons | 14.1 |
| September 2026 | 163.0 Thousand Persons | 10.1 |
| August 2026 | 165.0 Thousand Persons | 12.2 |
| July 2026 | 160.0 Thousand Persons | 14.3 |
| June 2026 | 162.0 Thousand Persons | 8.7 |
| May 2026 | 154.0 Thousand Persons | 2.0 |
| April 2026 | 146.0 Thousand Persons | −3.9 |
| March 2026 | 142.0 Thousand Persons | −10.7 |
| February 2026 | 138.0 Thousand Persons | −8.6 |
| January 2026 | 136.0 Thousand Persons | −6.2 |
| December 2025 | 141.0 Thousand Persons | −2.8 |
| November 2025 | 146.0 Thousand Persons | 5.8 |
| October 2025 | 149.0 Thousand Persons | 4.2 |
| September 2025 | 148.0 Thousand Persons | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 147.0 Thousand Persons | 4.3 |
| July 2025 | 140.0 Thousand Persons | 3.7 |
| June 2025 | 149.0 Thousand Persons | 6.4 |
| May 2025 | 151.0 Thousand Persons | 6.3 |
| April 2025 | 152.0 Thousand Persons | 7.0 |
| March 2025 | 159.0 Thousand Persons | 9.7 |
| February 2025 | 151.0 Thousand Persons | 4.9 |
| January 2025 | 145.0 Thousand Persons | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 145.0 Thousand Persons | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 138.0 Thousand Persons | −4.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAABD-I28B"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAABD-I28B",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```