# South Korea Korea: Food & live animals / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Food & live animals / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 7.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 119.8 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since February 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.3% (Aug 2019) to 8.6% (Feb 2017), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-200AA-C`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (489 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-food-and-live-animals-contractual-currency-basis-bok-ecos-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 119.8 2020=100 | 7.7 |
| August 2026 | 118.9 2020=100 | 6.9 |
| July 2026 | 117.9 2020=100 | 6.1 |
| June 2026 | 117.8 2020=100 | 6.9 |
| May 2026 | 116.2 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| April 2026 | 115.8 2020=100 | 5.1 |
| March 2026 | 113.0 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| February 2026 | 112.3 2020=100 | 1.1 |
| January 2026 | 111.0 2020=100 | −0.2 |
| December 2025 | 111.3 2020=100 | −0.10 |
| November 2025 | 111.5 2020=100 | 0.08 |
| October 2025 | 111.7 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| September 2025 | 111.2 2020=100 | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 111.2 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 111.1 2020=100 | 0.3 |
| June 2025 | 110.2 2020=100 | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 110.7 2020=100 | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 110.2 2020=100 | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 111.1 2020=100 | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 111.0 2020=100 | −0.4 |
| January 2025 | 111.3 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 111.4 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| November 2024 | 111.4 2020=100 | 1.8 |
| October 2024 | 111.5 2020=100 | 2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-200AA-C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-200AA-C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```