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

South Korea Korea: Excluding foods / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 22.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 16.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 142.3 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since May 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.0% (Apr 2020) to 33.4% (Oct 2021), averaging 3.6%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-402AA-C`
- 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-contractual-currency-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 142.3 2020=100 | 22.1 |
| August 2026 | 135.2 2020=100 | 16.0 |
| July 2026 | 130.5 2020=100 | 11.2 |
| June 2026 | 129.2 2020=100 | 10.5 |
| May 2026 | 138.3 2020=100 | 19.8 |
| April 2026 | 138.3 2020=100 | 19.0 |
| March 2026 | 141.7 2020=100 | 19.5 |
| February 2026 | 121.4 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 119.0 2020=100 | −1.9 |
| December 2025 | 117.1 2020=100 | −2.5 |
| November 2025 | 116.9 2020=100 | −3.1 |
| October 2025 | 116.5 2020=100 | −4.4 |
| September 2025 | 116.5 2020=100 | −3.8 |
| August 2025 | 116.5 2020=100 | −5.3 |
| July 2025 | 117.3 2020=100 | −6.7 |
| June 2025 | 116.9 2020=100 | −7.0 |
| May 2025 | 115.5 2020=100 | −8.4 |
| April 2025 | 116.3 2020=100 | −8.8 |
| March 2025 | 118.6 2020=100 | −5.6 |
| February 2025 | 120.4 2020=100 | −3.6 |
| January 2025 | 121.3 2020=100 | −2.2 |
| December 2024 | 120.1 2020=100 | −2.1 |
| November 2024 | 120.6 2020=100 | −3.1 |
| October 2024 | 121.9 2020=100 | −3.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-402AA-C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-402AA-C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```