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

South Korea Korea: Excluding foods / Won Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 19.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 17.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 160.3 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.7% (Jun 2023) to 37.1% (Oct 2021), averaging 5.8%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 160.3 2020=100 | 19.1 |
| August 2026 | 157.1 2020=100 | 17.0 |
| July 2026 | 160.3 2020=100 | 19.6 |
| June 2026 | 161.7 2020=100 | 21.8 |
| May 2026 | 169.5 2020=100 | 27.0 |
| April 2026 | 169.2 2020=100 | 22.0 |
| March 2026 | 173.2 2020=100 | 21.9 |
| February 2026 | 145.2 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| January 2026 | 142.9 2020=100 | −1.0 |
| December 2025 | 141.6 2020=100 | 0.2 |
| November 2025 | 140.3 2020=100 | 1.5 |
| October 2025 | 137.1 2020=100 | 0.03 |
| September 2025 | 134.6 2020=100 | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 134.3 2020=100 | −2.7 |
| July 2025 | 134.0 2020=100 | −6.4 |
| June 2025 | 132.8 2020=100 | −6.9 |
| May 2025 | 133.5 2020=100 | −5.9 |
| April 2025 | 138.7 2020=100 | −3.5 |
| March 2025 | 142.1 2020=100 | 2.7 |
| February 2025 | 142.8 2020=100 | 3.8 |
| January 2025 | 144.4 2020=100 | 6.1 |
| December 2024 | 141.3 2020=100 | 6.4 |
| November 2024 | 138.2 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| October 2024 | 137.1 2020=100 | −3.0 |

## API

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

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