# South Korea Korea: Foods & energy / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Foods & energy / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 44.0% year on year in October 2026, compared with 39.1% in September 2026.
The level stood at 200.1 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since June 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −45.5% (Apr 2020) to 81.8% (Oct 2021), averaging 9.1%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-701AA-C`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-foods-and-energy-contractual-currency-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 200.1 2020=100 | 44.0 |
| September 2026 | 199.5 2020=100 | 39.1 |
| August 2026 | 176.3 2020=100 | 22.7 |
| July 2026 | 163.0 2020=100 | 11.1 |
| June 2026 | 160.3 2020=100 | 9.6 |
| May 2026 | 182.3 2020=100 | 27.9 |
| April 2026 | 183.4 2020=100 | 26.4 |
| March 2026 | 200.2 2020=100 | 33.4 |
| February 2026 | 146.4 2020=100 | −6.5 |
| January 2026 | 139.3 2020=100 | −12.5 |
| December 2025 | 138.0 2020=100 | −11.0 |
| November 2025 | 139.2 2020=100 | −10.5 |
| October 2025 | 138.9 2020=100 | −11.9 |
| September 2025 | 143.4 2020=100 | −7.5 |
| August 2025 | 143.7 2020=100 | −9.7 |
| July 2025 | 146.7 2020=100 | −11.8 |
| June 2025 | 146.3 2020=100 | −11.3 |
| May 2025 | 142.5 2020=100 | −14.3 |
| April 2025 | 145.0 2020=100 | −16.2 |
| March 2025 | 150.1 2020=100 | −11.1 |
| February 2025 | 156.6 2020=100 | −6.6 |
| January 2025 | 159.2 2020=100 | −3.2 |
| December 2024 | 155.1 2020=100 | −3.4 |
| November 2024 | 155.5 2020=100 | −6.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-701AA-C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-701AA-C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```