# South Korea Korea: Iron ore (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Iron ore (BOK ECOS) was up 9.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 13.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 118.0 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −31.1% (Aug 2022) to 87.3% (Apr 2017), averaging 11.2%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-201211AA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2014-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (153 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-iron-ore-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 118.0 2020=100 | 9.9 |
| August 2026 | 122.0 2020=100 | 13.5 |
| July 2026 | 124.7 2020=100 | 21.7 |
| June 2026 | 124.4 2020=100 | 26.4 |
| May 2026 | 124.5 2020=100 | 22.3 |
| April 2026 | 120.6 2020=100 | 16.3 |
| March 2026 | 122.5 2020=100 | 14.3 |
| February 2026 | 109.6 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| January 2026 | 115.8 2020=100 | 9.8 |
| December 2025 | 116.3 2020=100 | 12.8 |
| November 2025 | 114.6 2020=100 | 15.5 |
| October 2025 | 112.5 2020=100 | 14.4 |
| September 2025 | 107.3 2020=100 | 18.3 |
| August 2025 | 107.6 2020=100 | 13.0 |
| July 2025 | 102.5 2020=100 | −2.2 |
| June 2025 | 98.46 2020=100 | −13.9 |
| May 2025 | 101.9 2020=100 | 3.4 |
| April 2025 | 103.7 2020=100 | 28.6 |
| March 2025 | 107.2 2020=100 | 11.8 |
| February 2025 | 108.7 2020=100 | 6.5 |
| January 2025 | 105.5 2020=100 | −7.9 |
| December 2024 | 103.0 2020=100 | −4.2 |
| November 2024 | 99.20 2020=100 | −13.1 |
| October 2024 | 98.37 2020=100 | −16.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-201211AA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-201211AA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```