# South Korea Korea: Heavy & Chemical Industries / Business Condition BSI (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Heavy & Chemical Industries / Business Condition BSI (BOK ECOS) was 81.00 in October 2026, down 1.2% from September 2026 and up 14.1% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 51.00 (May 2020) to 103.0 (Jul 2021), averaging 77.28.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.BIZCONF.M.NSA.ITEM-X3000-AA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-heavy-and-chemical-industries-business-condition-bsi-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 81.00 |
| September 2026 | 82.00 |
| August 2026 | 84.00 |
| July 2026 | 86.00 |
| June 2026 | 83.00 |
| May 2026 | 84.00 |
| April 2026 | 78.00 |
| March 2026 | 75.00 |
| February 2026 | 75.00 |
| January 2026 | 76.00 |
| December 2025 | 74.00 |
| November 2025 | 73.00 |
| October 2025 | 71.00 |
| September 2025 | 72.00 |
| August 2025 | 72.00 |
| July 2025 | 70.00 |
| June 2025 | 73.00 |
| May 2025 | 76.00 |
| April 2025 | 71.00 |
| March 2025 | 70.00 |
| February 2025 | 68.00 |
| January 2025 | 65.00 |
| December 2024 | 65.00 |
| November 2024 | 71.00 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.BIZCONF.M.NSA.ITEM-X3000-AA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.BIZCONF.M.NSA.ITEM-X3000-AA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```