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

South Korea Korea: Food & live animals / Won Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 2.4% year on year in October 2026, compared with 4.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 127.0 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.9% (Jan 2018) to 15.4% (Jun 2022), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-200AA-W`
- 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-won-basis-bok-ecos-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 127.0 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| September 2026 | 127.5 2020=100 | 4.4 |
| August 2026 | 129.6 2020=100 | 6.3 |
| July 2026 | 134.4 2020=100 | 11.1 |
| June 2026 | 136.9 2020=100 | 14.3 |
| May 2026 | 133.0 2020=100 | 8.8 |
| April 2026 | 132.0 2020=100 | 5.5 |
| March 2026 | 128.7 2020=100 | 2.2 |
| February 2026 | 126.0 2020=100 | 1.3 |
| January 2026 | 124.7 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 125.9 2020=100 | 1.8 |
| November 2025 | 125.5 2020=100 | 3.8 |
| October 2025 | 124.0 2020=100 | 3.6 |
| September 2025 | 122.1 2020=100 | 3.3 |
| August 2025 | 121.9 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| July 2025 | 121.0 2020=100 | 2.2 |
| June 2025 | 119.8 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| May 2025 | 122.2 2020=100 | 4.2 |
| April 2025 | 125.1 2020=100 | 6.2 |
| March 2025 | 126.0 2020=100 | 8.6 |
| February 2025 | 124.4 2020=100 | 6.6 |
| January 2025 | 124.1 2020=100 | 8.1 |
| December 2024 | 123.6 2020=100 | 8.9 |
| November 2024 | 120.9 2020=100 | 7.1 |

## API

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

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