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

South Korea Korea: Large Stores / Value Index (BOK ECOS) was up 3.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 114.9 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.2% (Feb 2022) to 28.7% (Feb 2018), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74C-I74A`
- 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-value-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 114.9 | 3.1 |
| August 2026 | 106.7 | 0.2 |
| July 2026 | 100.5 | −6.3 |
| June 2026 | 91.80 | −12.2 |
| May 2026 | 99.80 | −7.2 |
| April 2026 | 92.70 | −5.1 |
| March 2026 | 97.40 | −11.9 |
| February 2026 | 108.7 | 17.8 |
| January 2026 | 112.4 | −18.1 |
| December 2025 | 104.9 | −5.2 |
| November 2025 | 102.1 | −4.9 |
| October 2025 | 111.3 | 10.1 |
| September 2025 | 111.4 | −7.3 |
| August 2025 | 106.5 | −10.7 |
| July 2025 | 107.3 | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 104.6 | 0.0 |
| May 2025 | 107.6 | −2.0 |
| April 2025 | 97.70 | −2.0 |
| March 2025 | 110.6 | −0.9 |
| February 2025 | 92.30 | −16.9 |
| January 2025 | 137.2 | 18.8 |
| December 2024 | 110.6 | −5.2 |
| November 2024 | 107.4 | 0.3 |
| October 2024 | 101.1 | −4.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74C-I74A"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74C-I74A",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```