# South Korea Korea: Informational technology / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Informational technology / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 5.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with 9.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 102.5 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.2% (Nov 2019) to 10.4% (Apr 2026), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-601AA-C`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-informational-technology-contractual-currency-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 102.5 2020=100 | 5.5 |
| September 2026 | 102.1 2020=100 | 9.9 |
| August 2026 | 101.8 2020=100 | 9.6 |
| July 2026 | 101.6 2020=100 | 9.6 |
| June 2026 | 101.0 2020=100 | 9.9 |
| May 2026 | 101.1 2020=100 | 9.9 |
| April 2026 | 101.2 2020=100 | 10.4 |
| March 2026 | 100.4 2020=100 | 10.0 |
| February 2026 | 99.41 2020=100 | 9.5 |
| January 2026 | 99.32 2020=100 | 6.4 |
| December 2025 | 98.64 2020=100 | 4.1 |
| November 2025 | 98.60 2020=100 | 3.2 |
| October 2025 | 97.12 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 92.87 2020=100 | −4.7 |
| August 2025 | 92.87 2020=100 | −6.6 |
| July 2025 | 92.66 2020=100 | −7.1 |
| June 2025 | 91.96 2020=100 | −7.4 |
| May 2025 | 91.95 2020=100 | −7.7 |
| April 2025 | 91.69 2020=100 | −7.8 |
| March 2025 | 91.28 2020=100 | −6.8 |
| February 2025 | 90.82 2020=100 | −6.9 |
| January 2025 | 93.35 2020=100 | −3.7 |
| December 2024 | 94.78 2020=100 | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 95.52 2020=100 | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-601AA-C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-601AA-C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```