# South Korea Korea: General Purpose Machinery (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: General Purpose Machinery (BOK ECOS) was down 18.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,341,374 Mil.Won.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −42.5% (Oct 2025) to 68.2% (Jul 2021), averaging 9.7%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.DGORD.M.NSA.ITEM-I351BD`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Mil.Won
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-general-purpose-machinery-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,341,374 Mil.Won | −18.1 |
| August 2026 | 1,135,809 Mil.Won | 2.7 |
| July 2026 | 1,504,986 Mil.Won | 20.5 |
| June 2026 | 1,685,223 Mil.Won | 47.8 |
| May 2026 | 1,291,969 Mil.Won | 1.4 |
| April 2026 | 1,409,805 Mil.Won | 9.2 |
| March 2026 | 1,318,213 Mil.Won | −5.7 |
| February 2026 | 991,839 Mil.Won | −8.2 |
| January 2026 | 1,179,772 Mil.Won | −1.1 |
| December 2025 | 945,031 Mil.Won | −26.7 |
| November 2025 | 1,106,737 Mil.Won | −26.5 |
| October 2025 | 845,287 Mil.Won | −42.5 |
| September 2025 | 1,638,453 Mil.Won | 22.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,106,249 Mil.Won | −18.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,249,181 Mil.Won | −27.6 |
| June 2025 | 1,139,957 Mil.Won | −29.4 |
| May 2025 | 1,274,155 Mil.Won | −15.8 |
| April 2025 | 1,290,781 Mil.Won | −15.7 |
| March 2025 | 1,398,487 Mil.Won | −15.7 |
| February 2025 | 1,080,214 Mil.Won | −15.0 |
| January 2025 | 1,193,429 Mil.Won | −14.1 |
| December 2024 | 1,289,200 Mil.Won | 20.8 |
| November 2024 | 1,505,327 Mil.Won | 51.2 |
| October 2024 | 1,470,184 Mil.Won | 47.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.DGORD.M.NSA.ITEM-I351BD"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.DGORD.M.NSA.ITEM-I351BD",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```