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

South Korea Korea: Excluding IT / Won Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 15.9% year on year in October 2026, compared with 19.1% in September 2026.
The level stood at 164.8 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.5% (Jun 2023) to 41.6% (Oct 2021), averaging 6.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 164.8 2020=100 | 15.9 |
| September 2026 | 167.6 2020=100 | 19.1 |
| August 2026 | 163.6 2020=100 | 16.7 |
| July 2026 | 166.4 2020=100 | 18.8 |
| June 2026 | 167.9 2020=100 | 20.8 |
| May 2026 | 177.1 2020=100 | 26.8 |
| April 2026 | 176.7 2020=100 | 21.6 |
| March 2026 | 181.4 2020=100 | 21.6 |
| February 2026 | 150.5 2020=100 | 0.2 |
| January 2026 | 147.8 2020=100 | −2.2 |
| December 2025 | 146.5 2020=100 | −0.5 |
| November 2025 | 145.2 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| October 2025 | 142.2 2020=100 | −0.4 |
| September 2025 | 140.7 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 140.3 2020=100 | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 140.1 2020=100 | −5.6 |
| June 2025 | 139.1 2020=100 | −5.9 |
| May 2025 | 139.7 2020=100 | −4.9 |
| April 2025 | 145.3 2020=100 | −2.5 |
| March 2025 | 149.2 2020=100 | 3.8 |
| February 2025 | 150.2 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| January 2025 | 151.2 2020=100 | 6.8 |
| December 2024 | 147.3 2020=100 | 6.6 |
| November 2024 | 143.9 2020=100 | 2.2 |

## API

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

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