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

South Korea Korea: Foods & energy / Dollar Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 39.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 22.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 199.4 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since June 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −45.6% (Apr 2020) to 81.8% (Oct 2021), averaging 8.8%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-701AA-D`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-foods-and-energy-dollar-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 199.4 2020=100 | 39.1 |
| August 2026 | 176.1 2020=100 | 22.6 |
| July 2026 | 162.6 2020=100 | 10.9 |
| June 2026 | 159.9 2020=100 | 9.4 |
| May 2026 | 181.9 2020=100 | 27.8 |
| April 2026 | 183.0 2020=100 | 26.4 |
| March 2026 | 199.8 2020=100 | 33.5 |
| February 2026 | 146.2 2020=100 | −6.3 |
| January 2026 | 139.1 2020=100 | −12.3 |
| December 2025 | 137.7 2020=100 | −10.9 |
| November 2025 | 138.9 2020=100 | −10.4 |
| October 2025 | 138.8 2020=100 | −11.9 |
| September 2025 | 143.3 2020=100 | −7.4 |
| August 2025 | 143.6 2020=100 | −9.7 |
| July 2025 | 146.6 2020=100 | −11.7 |
| June 2025 | 146.2 2020=100 | −11.1 |
| May 2025 | 142.3 2020=100 | −14.2 |
| April 2025 | 144.7 2020=100 | −16.2 |
| March 2025 | 149.7 2020=100 | −11.3 |
| February 2025 | 156.1 2020=100 | −6.7 |
| January 2025 | 158.7 2020=100 | −3.4 |
| December 2024 | 154.6 2020=100 | −3.5 |
| November 2024 | 155.1 2020=100 | −6.9 |
| October 2024 | 157.4 2020=100 | −9.5 |

## API

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

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