# South Korea Korea: Excluding foods & energy / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Excluding foods & energy / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 10.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 11.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 120.2 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.2% (Jun 2023) to 16.0% (Oct 2021), averaging 2.0%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-702AA-C`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-excluding-foods-and-energy-contractual-currency-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 120.2 2020=100 | 10.1 |
| September 2026 | 120.4 2020=100 | 11.9 |
| August 2026 | 119.5 2020=100 | 11.4 |
| July 2026 | 118.1 2020=100 | 10.1 |
| June 2026 | 117.5 2020=100 | 9.7 |
| May 2026 | 121.2 2020=100 | 13.6 |
| April 2026 | 120.9 2020=100 | 13.3 |
| March 2026 | 119.2 2020=100 | 10.5 |
| February 2026 | 112.6 2020=100 | 4.3 |
| January 2026 | 112.1 2020=100 | 3.8 |
| December 2025 | 110.3 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| November 2025 | 109.6 2020=100 | 1.2 |
| October 2025 | 109.2 2020=100 | 0.02 |
| September 2025 | 107.6 2020=100 | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 107.3 2020=100 | −2.4 |
| July 2025 | 107.3 2020=100 | −3.2 |
| June 2025 | 107.0 2020=100 | −3.6 |
| May 2025 | 106.7 2020=100 | −3.9 |
| April 2025 | 106.8 2020=100 | −3.2 |
| March 2025 | 107.9 2020=100 | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 108.0 2020=100 | −1.0 |
| January 2025 | 108.0 2020=100 | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 107.8 2020=100 | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 108.3 2020=100 | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-702AA-C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-702AA-C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```