# South Korea Korea: Excluding foods (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Excluding foods (BOK ECOS) was up 8.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 8.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 129.9 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.3% (May 2020) to 10.4% (Jun 2022), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.PPI.M.NSA.ITEM-S120AA`
- 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-foods-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 129.9 2020=100 | 8.0 |
| August 2026 | 129.8 2020=100 | 8.4 |
| July 2026 | 129.8 2020=100 | 8.2 |
| June 2026 | 130.4 2020=100 | 8.9 |
| May 2026 | 130.5 2020=100 | 9.0 |
| April 2026 | 129.2 2020=100 | 7.6 |
| March 2026 | 125.5 2020=100 | 4.4 |
| February 2026 | 123.2 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| January 2026 | 122.5 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| December 2025 | 121.6 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| November 2025 | 121.3 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| October 2025 | 120.8 2020=100 | 1.5 |
| September 2025 | 120.2 2020=100 | 1.2 |
| August 2025 | 119.8 2020=100 | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 120.0 2020=100 | 0.3 |
| June 2025 | 119.8 2020=100 | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 119.7 2020=100 | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 120.1 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| March 2025 | 120.2 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 120.3 2020=100 | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 120.2 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 119.6 2020=100 | 1.8 |
| November 2024 | 119.3 2020=100 | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 119.0 2020=100 | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.PPI.M.NSA.ITEM-S120AA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.PPI.M.NSA.ITEM-S120AA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```