# South Korea Korea: Foods & Consumer Goods (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Foods & Consumer Goods (BOK ECOS) was down 5.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,092,445 Thousand Dollars.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.6% (Sep 2018) to 24.1% (Feb 2022), averaging 6.3%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.EXPORTS.M.NSA.ITEM-E101`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand Dollars
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-foods-and-consumer-goods-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,092,445 Thousand Dollars | −5.5 |
| August 2026 | 975,238 Thousand Dollars | 2.1 |
| July 2026 | 1,081,234 Thousand Dollars | 2.5 |
| June 2026 | 1,152,244 Thousand Dollars | 16.1 |
| May 2026 | 1,060,935 Thousand Dollars | 3.0 |
| April 2026 | 1,206,299 Thousand Dollars | 7.7 |
| March 2026 | 1,169,452 Thousand Dollars | 16.1 |
| February 2026 | 926,329 Thousand Dollars | −7.3 |
| January 2026 | 1,018,454 Thousand Dollars | 20.5 |
| December 2025 | 1,124,957 Thousand Dollars | 7.3 |
| November 2025 | 1,035,914 Thousand Dollars | 2.1 |
| October 2025 | 982,583 Thousand Dollars | −5.2 |
| September 2025 | 1,156,240 Thousand Dollars | 23.1 |
| August 2025 | 954,742 Thousand Dollars | 2.7 |
| July 2025 | 1,054,480 Thousand Dollars | 1.8 |
| June 2025 | 992,676 Thousand Dollars | 5.8 |
| May 2025 | 1,030,401 Thousand Dollars | 5.7 |
| April 2025 | 1,120,286 Thousand Dollars | 8.0 |
| March 2025 | 1,007,486 Thousand Dollars | 8.5 |
| February 2025 | 999,036 Thousand Dollars | 17.1 |
| January 2025 | 845,494 Thousand Dollars | −1.9 |
| December 2024 | 1,047,968 Thousand Dollars | 16.2 |
| November 2024 | 1,014,150 Thousand Dollars | 1.3 |
| October 2024 | 1,036,469 Thousand Dollars | 10.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.EXPORTS.M.NSA.ITEM-E101"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.EXPORTS.M.NSA.ITEM-E101",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```