# South Korea Korea: Grains (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Grains (BOK ECOS) was down 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 130.3 2020=100.
That is the lowest reading since August 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.9% (Sep 2016) to 24.8% (Sep 2022), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101111AA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2014-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (153 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-grains-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 130.3 2020=100 | −1.0 |
| August 2026 | 137.0 2020=100 | 6.4 |
| July 2026 | 142.6 2020=100 | 11.9 |
| June 2026 | 145.8 2020=100 | 15.1 |
| May 2026 | 142.3 2020=100 | 10.0 |
| April 2026 | 142.0 2020=100 | 6.0 |
| March 2026 | 141.9 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| February 2026 | 138.9 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| January 2026 | 139.6 2020=100 | 3.3 |
| December 2025 | 138.7 2020=100 | 4.2 |
| November 2025 | 137.8 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| October 2025 | 134.5 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| September 2025 | 131.6 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| August 2025 | 128.8 2020=100 | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 127.5 2020=100 | −4.3 |
| June 2025 | 126.7 2020=100 | −7.0 |
| May 2025 | 129.3 2020=100 | −4.1 |
| April 2025 | 134.0 2020=100 | −2.3 |
| March 2025 | 135.2 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| February 2025 | 134.1 2020=100 | −0.07 |
| January 2025 | 135.1 2020=100 | 1.3 |
| December 2024 | 133.1 2020=100 | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 134.2 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| October 2024 | 131.1 2020=100 | −2.5 |

## API

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

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