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

South Korea Korea: Excluding IT / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 23.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 22.3% in September 2026.
The level stood at 148.6 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since June 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.4% (Apr 2020) to 37.8% (Oct 2021), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-602AA-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-it-contractual-currency-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 148.6 2020=100 | 23.1 |
| September 2026 | 148.6 2020=100 | 22.3 |
| August 2026 | 140.7 2020=100 | 15.8 |
| July 2026 | 135.3 2020=100 | 10.5 |
| June 2026 | 133.9 2020=100 | 9.6 |
| May 2026 | 144.2 2020=100 | 19.5 |
| April 2026 | 144.3 2020=100 | 18.6 |
| March 2026 | 148.2 2020=100 | 19.1 |
| February 2026 | 125.6 2020=100 | −0.8 |
| January 2026 | 122.9 2020=100 | −3.1 |
| December 2025 | 121.0 2020=100 | −3.3 |
| November 2025 | 120.8 2020=100 | −3.7 |
| October 2025 | 120.7 2020=100 | −4.8 |
| September 2025 | 121.6 2020=100 | −3.2 |
| August 2025 | 121.5 2020=100 | −4.6 |
| July 2025 | 122.4 2020=100 | −6.1 |
| June 2025 | 122.2 2020=100 | −6.1 |
| May 2025 | 120.7 2020=100 | −7.5 |
| April 2025 | 121.6 2020=100 | −8.0 |
| March 2025 | 124.4 2020=100 | −4.6 |
| February 2025 | 126.6 2020=100 | −2.4 |
| January 2025 | 126.9 2020=100 | −1.6 |
| December 2024 | 125.1 2020=100 | −1.9 |
| November 2024 | 125.5 2020=100 | −3.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-602AA-C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-602AA-C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```