# South Korea Korea: Food (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Food (BOK ECOS) was up 0.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.0% in September 2026.
The level stood at 129.4 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.3% (Sep 2019) to 9.9% (Feb 2021), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A01`
- 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-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 129.4 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| September 2026 | 130.1 2020=100 | 1.0 |
| August 2026 | 128.1 2020=100 | −0.7 |
| July 2026 | 126.7 2020=100 | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 127.0 2020=100 | 2.1 |
| May 2026 | 126.5 2020=100 | 1.5 |
| April 2026 | 126.5 2020=100 | 0.09 |
| March 2026 | 127.8 2020=100 | 0.4 |
| February 2026 | 129.0 2020=100 | 2.0 |
| January 2026 | 128.6 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| December 2025 | 127.8 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| November 2025 | 126.8 2020=100 | 4.6 |
| October 2025 | 128.8 2020=100 | 3.2 |
| September 2025 | 128.8 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| August 2025 | 128.9 2020=100 | 4.7 |
| July 2025 | 125.5 2020=100 | 3.2 |
| June 2025 | 124.5 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| May 2025 | 124.7 2020=100 | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 126.4 2020=100 | 2.7 |
| March 2025 | 127.3 2020=100 | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 126.5 2020=100 | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 125.0 2020=100 | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 123.5 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| November 2024 | 121.2 2020=100 | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A01"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A01",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```