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

South Korea Korea: Food & live animals / Dollar Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 9.0% year on year in October 2026, compared with 6.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 112.0 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since February 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.9% (Oct 2022) to 9.1% (Feb 2017), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-200AA-D`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (490 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-food-and-live-animals-dollar-basis-bok-ecos-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 112.0 2020=100 | 9.0 |
| September 2026 | 110.7 2020=100 | 6.9 |
| August 2026 | 108.7 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| July 2026 | 105.8 2020=100 | 2.0 |
| June 2026 | 105.7 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| May 2026 | 105.3 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| April 2026 | 104.7 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| March 2026 | 102.1 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| February 2026 | 102.6 2020=100 | 1.1 |
| January 2026 | 101.0 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 101.2 2020=100 | −0.5 |
| November 2025 | 101.5 2020=100 | −0.8 |
| October 2025 | 102.8 2020=100 | −0.9 |
| September 2025 | 103.5 2020=100 | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 103.5 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| July 2025 | 103.8 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| June 2025 | 103.4 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| May 2025 | 103.4 2020=100 | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 102.2 2020=100 | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 102.0 2020=100 | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 101.5 2020=100 | −1.8 |
| January 2025 | 100.5 2020=100 | −1.7 |
| December 2024 | 101.7 2020=100 | −1.0 |
| November 2024 | 102.3 2020=100 | 0.7 |

## API

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

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