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

South Korea Korea: Food & live animals / Dollar Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 2.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 127.1 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.8% (May 2023) to 21.9% (Aug 2021), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-200AA-D`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-food-and-live-animals-dollar-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 127.1 2020=100 | 2.2 |
| August 2026 | 126.0 2020=100 | 2.2 |
| July 2026 | 123.8 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| June 2026 | 123.5 2020=100 | −1.0 |
| May 2026 | 124.6 2020=100 | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 124.6 2020=100 | −0.2 |
| March 2026 | 124.8 2020=100 | −0.3 |
| February 2026 | 123.8 2020=100 | −0.9 |
| January 2026 | 123.8 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 125.4 2020=100 | 2.5 |
| November 2025 | 125.8 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| October 2025 | 124.9 2020=100 | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 124.3 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| August 2025 | 123.3 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 122.7 2020=100 | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 124.7 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| May 2025 | 125.9 2020=100 | 3.3 |
| April 2025 | 124.8 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| March 2025 | 125.2 2020=100 | 2.7 |
| February 2025 | 125.0 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| January 2025 | 123.2 2020=100 | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 122.3 2020=100 | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 122.6 2020=100 | 0.7 |
| October 2024 | 123.4 2020=100 | 1.7 |

## API

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

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