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

South Korea Korea: Food & live animals / Won Basis (BOK ECOS) was down 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 146.4 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.0% (Jan 2018) to 30.3% (Feb 2022), averaging 5.2%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-200AA-W`
- 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-won-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 146.4 2020=100 | −0.2 |
| August 2026 | 150.2 2020=100 | 3.4 |
| July 2026 | 157.2 2020=100 | 9.9 |
| June 2026 | 159.8 2020=100 | 10.6 |
| May 2026 | 157.4 2020=100 | 5.8 |
| April 2026 | 157.1 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| March 2026 | 157.3 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| February 2026 | 152.2 2020=100 | −0.6 |
| January 2026 | 152.9 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 156.0 2020=100 | 4.9 |
| November 2025 | 155.4 2020=100 | 7.3 |
| October 2025 | 150.6 2020=100 | 5.8 |
| September 2025 | 146.7 2020=100 | 4.4 |
| August 2025 | 145.3 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| July 2025 | 143.0 2020=100 | −0.9 |
| June 2025 | 144.5 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| May 2025 | 148.8 2020=100 | 5.5 |
| April 2025 | 152.8 2020=100 | 7.6 |
| March 2025 | 154.7 2020=100 | 12.4 |
| February 2025 | 153.1 2020=100 | 11.0 |
| January 2025 | 152.1 2020=100 | 10.6 |
| December 2024 | 148.8 2020=100 | 10.8 |
| November 2024 | 144.8 2020=100 | 7.1 |
| October 2024 | 142.4 2020=100 | 2.5 |

## API

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

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