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

South Korea Korea: Excluding foods / Dollar Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 22.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 15.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 139.0 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since April 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.5% (Apr 2020) to 32.7% (Oct 2021), averaging 3.3%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 139.0 2020=100 | 22.0 |
| August 2026 | 131.7 2020=100 | 15.6 |
| July 2026 | 126.2 2020=100 | 9.8 |
| June 2026 | 124.9 2020=100 | 9.0 |
| May 2026 | 134.1 2020=100 | 18.9 |
| April 2026 | 134.2 2020=100 | 18.5 |
| March 2026 | 137.3 2020=100 | 19.5 |
| February 2026 | 118.2 2020=100 | 1.5 |
| January 2026 | 115.7 2020=100 | −1.1 |
| December 2025 | 113.8 2020=100 | −2.1 |
| November 2025 | 113.5 2020=100 | −3.0 |
| October 2025 | 113.6 2020=100 | −4.3 |
| September 2025 | 114.0 2020=100 | −3.8 |
| August 2025 | 113.9 2020=100 | −5.2 |
| July 2025 | 114.9 2020=100 | −5.8 |
| June 2025 | 114.5 2020=100 | −6.0 |
| May 2025 | 112.8 2020=100 | −7.9 |
| April 2025 | 113.2 2020=100 | −8.6 |
| March 2025 | 115.0 2020=100 | −6.2 |
| February 2025 | 116.4 2020=100 | −4.4 |
| January 2025 | 117.0 2020=100 | −3.6 |
| December 2024 | 116.2 2020=100 | −3.3 |
| November 2024 | 117.0 2020=100 | −3.8 |
| October 2024 | 118.8 2020=100 | −3.7 |

## API

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

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