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

South Korea Korea: Excluding IT / Dollar Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 23.3% year on year in October 2026, compared with 22.0% in September 2026.
The level stood at 145.3 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since May 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.9% (Apr 2020) to 37.1% (Oct 2021), averaging 4.3%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 145.3 2020=100 | 23.3 |
| September 2026 | 145.4 2020=100 | 22.0 |
| August 2026 | 137.2 2020=100 | 15.3 |
| July 2026 | 131.0 2020=100 | 9.1 |
| June 2026 | 129.7 2020=100 | 8.1 |
| May 2026 | 140.1 2020=100 | 18.6 |
| April 2026 | 140.1 2020=100 | 18.1 |
| March 2026 | 143.9 2020=100 | 19.2 |
| February 2026 | 122.4 2020=100 | −0.05 |
| January 2026 | 119.7 2020=100 | −2.3 |
| December 2025 | 117.8 2020=100 | −2.8 |
| November 2025 | 117.5 2020=100 | −3.5 |
| October 2025 | 117.8 2020=100 | −4.7 |
| September 2025 | 119.2 2020=100 | −3.2 |
| August 2025 | 119.0 2020=100 | −4.3 |
| July 2025 | 120.1 2020=100 | −5.1 |
| June 2025 | 119.9 2020=100 | −5.0 |
| May 2025 | 118.1 2020=100 | −6.9 |
| April 2025 | 118.6 2020=100 | −7.7 |
| March 2025 | 120.7 2020=100 | −5.2 |
| February 2025 | 122.5 2020=100 | −3.2 |
| January 2025 | 122.4 2020=100 | −2.9 |
| December 2024 | 121.1 2020=100 | −3.1 |
| November 2024 | 121.8 2020=100 | −3.9 |

## API

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

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