# South Korea Korea: Fresh food (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Fresh food (BOK ECOS) was down 6.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with −3.3% in September 2026.
The level stood at 123.6 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.3% (Sep 2019) to 20.2% (Sep 2020), averaging 4.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 123.6 2020=100 | −6.2 |
| September 2026 | 128.4 2020=100 | −3.3 |
| August 2026 | 125.1 2020=100 | −6.7 |
| July 2026 | 121.5 2020=100 | −2.3 |
| June 2026 | 122.4 2020=100 | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 122.7 2020=100 | −1.4 |
| April 2026 | 124.5 2020=100 | −6.1 |
| March 2026 | 129.4 2020=100 | −6.6 |
| February 2026 | 133.0 2020=100 | −2.7 |
| January 2026 | 131.3 2020=100 | −0.2 |
| December 2025 | 129.4 2020=100 | 1.8 |
| November 2025 | 126.5 2020=100 | 4.1 |
| October 2025 | 131.7 2020=100 | −0.8 |
| September 2025 | 132.9 2020=100 | −2.5 |
| August 2025 | 134.0 2020=100 | 2.1 |
| July 2025 | 124.4 2020=100 | −0.5 |
| June 2025 | 121.9 2020=100 | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 124.5 2020=100 | −5.0 |
| April 2025 | 132.6 2020=100 | −1.9 |
| March 2025 | 138.6 2020=100 | −1.3 |
| February 2025 | 136.7 2020=100 | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 131.6 2020=100 | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 127.2 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| November 2024 | 121.6 2020=100 | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-10"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-10",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```