# South Korea Korea: Excluding energy / Dollar Basis (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Excluding energy / Dollar Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 10.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 9.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 117.2 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.8% (May 2023) to 16.4% (Jul 2021), averaging 1.6%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-502AA-D`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-excluding-energy-dollar-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 117.2 2020=100 | 10.7 |
| August 2026 | 115.9 2020=100 | 9.8 |
| July 2026 | 113.5 2020=100 | 7.4 |
| June 2026 | 112.8 2020=100 | 6.8 |
| May 2026 | 116.7 2020=100 | 11.1 |
| April 2026 | 116.3 2020=100 | 11.2 |
| March 2026 | 114.8 2020=100 | 9.3 |
| February 2026 | 109.5 2020=100 | 4.6 |
| January 2026 | 108.9 2020=100 | 4.5 |
| December 2025 | 107.3 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| November 2025 | 106.7 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| October 2025 | 106.8 2020=100 | 0.2 |
| September 2025 | 105.8 2020=100 | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 105.5 2020=100 | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 105.7 2020=100 | −1.6 |
| June 2025 | 105.6 2020=100 | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 105.0 2020=100 | −2.4 |
| April 2025 | 104.6 2020=100 | −2.3 |
| March 2025 | 105.0 2020=100 | −1.7 |
| February 2025 | 104.7 2020=100 | −1.7 |
| January 2025 | 104.2 2020=100 | −2.6 |
| December 2024 | 104.4 2020=100 | −2.0 |
| November 2024 | 105.2 2020=100 | −1.0 |
| October 2024 | 106.6 2020=100 | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-502AA-D"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-502AA-D",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```