# South Korea Korea: Grains (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Grains (BOK ECOS) was up 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 115.8 2020=100.
That is the lowest reading since February 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.2% (Sep 2022) to 37.0% (Jul 2018), averaging 6.2%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.PPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101111AA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-grains-bok-ecos-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 115.8 2020=100 | 0.2 |
| August 2026 | 116.4 2020=100 | 5.4 |
| July 2026 | 116.6 2020=100 | 9.3 |
| June 2026 | 116.8 2020=100 | 12.5 |
| May 2026 | 117.2 2020=100 | 16.6 |
| April 2026 | 117.7 2020=100 | 17.8 |
| March 2026 | 118.3 2020=100 | 19.2 |
| February 2026 | 118.2 2020=100 | 21.0 |
| January 2026 | 117.4 2020=100 | 21.7 |
| December 2025 | 117.0 2020=100 | 22.4 |
| November 2025 | 117.0 2020=100 | 24.0 |
| October 2025 | 121.4 2020=100 | 27.4 |
| September 2025 | 115.6 2020=100 | 28.4 |
| August 2025 | 110.5 2020=100 | 20.9 |
| July 2025 | 106.7 2020=100 | 14.4 |
| June 2025 | 103.8 2020=100 | 8.7 |
| May 2025 | 100.5 2020=100 | 4.2 |
| April 2025 | 99.87 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| March 2025 | 99.26 2020=100 | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 97.70 2020=100 | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 96.49 2020=100 | −3.2 |
| December 2024 | 95.58 2020=100 | −5.2 |
| November 2024 | 94.40 2020=100 | −7.1 |
| October 2024 | 95.33 2020=100 | −10.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.PPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101111AA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.PPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101111AA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```