# South Korea Korea: Goods and services for routine household maintenance (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Goods and services for routine household maintenance (BOK ECOS) was up 3.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 134.1 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.5% (Feb 2017) to 11.7% (Mar 2023), averaging 3.8%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-E06`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-goods-and-services-for-routine-household-maintenance-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 134.1 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| September 2026 | 133.7 2020=100 | 2.5 |
| August 2026 | 134.3 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| July 2026 | 133.7 2020=100 | 3.1 |
| June 2026 | 133.1 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| May 2026 | 133.3 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| April 2026 | 130.9 2020=100 | 0.05 |
| March 2026 | 130.6 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| February 2026 | 131.2 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| January 2026 | 131.3 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| December 2025 | 130.7 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| November 2025 | 130.5 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| October 2025 | 129.6 2020=100 | 1.5 |
| September 2025 | 130.4 2020=100 | 2.5 |
| August 2025 | 130.7 2020=100 | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 129.7 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| June 2025 | 131.2 2020=100 | 3.4 |
| May 2025 | 130.2 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| April 2025 | 130.8 2020=100 | 5.1 |
| March 2025 | 128.4 2020=100 | 2.5 |
| February 2025 | 129.1 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| January 2025 | 128.8 2020=100 | 3.8 |
| December 2024 | 127.2 2020=100 | 2.5 |
| November 2024 | 128.1 2020=100 | 3.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-E06"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-E06",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```