# South Korea Korea: Large Stores / Seasonally Adjusted Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Large Stores / Seasonally Adjusted Index (BOK ECOS) was down 3.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 85.50 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.9% (Aug 2025) to 14.5% (Sep 2020), averaging −2.1%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74C-I74C`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-large-stores-seasonally-adjusted-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 85.50 | −3.9 |
| August 2026 | 80.50 | −0.2 |
| July 2026 | 83.30 | −7.3 |
| June 2026 | 79.90 | −11.8 |
| May 2026 | 80.60 | −10.7 |
| April 2026 | 85.10 | −5.4 |
| March 2026 | 81.70 | −10.5 |
| February 2026 | 89.40 | 0.2 |
| January 2026 | 86.30 | −10.5 |
| December 2025 | 85.50 | −5.6 |
| November 2025 | 85.30 | −10.3 |
| October 2025 | 90.60 | 0.0 |
| September 2025 | 89.00 | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 80.70 | −15.9 |
| July 2025 | 89.90 | −2.4 |
| June 2025 | 90.60 | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 90.30 | −6.2 |
| April 2025 | 90.00 | −4.4 |
| March 2025 | 91.30 | −3.0 |
| February 2025 | 89.20 | −3.0 |
| January 2025 | 96.40 | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 90.60 | −5.0 |
| November 2024 | 95.10 | −3.5 |
| October 2024 | 90.60 | −1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74C-I74C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74C-I74C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```