# South Korea Korea: Food and non-alcoholic beverages (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Food and non-alcoholic beverages (BOK ECOS) was up 0.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.0% in September 2026.
The level stood at 129.5 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.1% (Sep 2019) to 9.3% (Feb 2021), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-food-and-non-alcoholic-beverages-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 129.5 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| September 2026 | 130.1 2020=100 | 1.0 |
| August 2026 | 128.3 2020=100 | −0.5 |
| July 2026 | 126.9 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| June 2026 | 127.3 2020=100 | 2.0 |
| May 2026 | 126.8 2020=100 | 1.6 |
| April 2026 | 126.8 2020=100 | 0.3 |
| March 2026 | 127.9 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| February 2026 | 129.1 2020=100 | 2.1 |
| January 2026 | 128.8 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| December 2025 | 128.0 2020=100 | 3.6 |
| November 2025 | 127.1 2020=100 | 4.7 |
| October 2025 | 128.9 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| September 2025 | 128.8 2020=100 | 3.3 |
| August 2025 | 129.0 2020=100 | 4.9 |
| July 2025 | 125.8 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| June 2025 | 124.7 2020=100 | 3.4 |
| May 2025 | 124.8 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| April 2025 | 126.5 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| March 2025 | 127.3 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| February 2025 | 126.5 2020=100 | 2.0 |
| January 2025 | 125.1 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| December 2024 | 123.6 2020=100 | 2.5 |
| November 2024 | 121.3 2020=100 | 1.3 |

## API

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

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