# South Korea Korea: Electricity·Transport·Communication·Finance / Original Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Electricity·Transport·Communication·Finance / Original Index (BOK ECOS) was up 2.3% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 3,863.0 Thousand Persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.9% (Jul 2017) to 8.8% (Oct 2021), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAAE-I28A`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand Persons
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-electricitytransportcommunicationfinance-original-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 3,863.0 Thousand Persons | 2.3 |
| September 2026 | 3,890.0 Thousand Persons | 2.9 |
| August 2026 | 3,854.0 Thousand Persons | 2.3 |
| July 2026 | 3,860.0 Thousand Persons | 1.7 |
| June 2026 | 3,886.0 Thousand Persons | 3.2 |
| May 2026 | 3,844.0 Thousand Persons | 2.0 |
| April 2026 | 3,820.0 Thousand Persons | 1.4 |
| March 2026 | 3,821.0 Thousand Persons | 2.5 |
| February 2026 | 3,770.0 Thousand Persons | 1.8 |
| January 2026 | 3,768.0 Thousand Persons | 1.9 |
| December 2025 | 3,792.0 Thousand Persons | 3.2 |
| November 2025 | 3,825.0 Thousand Persons | 3.4 |
| October 2025 | 3,776.0 Thousand Persons | 1.5 |
| September 2025 | 3,781.0 Thousand Persons | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 3,766.0 Thousand Persons | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 3,794.0 Thousand Persons | 2.3 |
| June 2025 | 3,766.0 Thousand Persons | 2.2 |
| May 2025 | 3,768.0 Thousand Persons | 3.6 |
| April 2025 | 3,766.0 Thousand Persons | 4.4 |
| March 2025 | 3,729.0 Thousand Persons | 3.6 |
| February 2025 | 3,704.0 Thousand Persons | 2.1 |
| January 2025 | 3,697.0 Thousand Persons | 3.0 |
| December 2024 | 3,675.0 Thousand Persons | 2.7 |
| November 2024 | 3,700.0 Thousand Persons | 3.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAAE-I28A"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAAE-I28A",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```