# South Korea Korea: Leaf tobacco (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Leaf tobacco (BOK ECOS) was up 3.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 179.7 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.4% (Feb 2017) to 28.9% (Mar 2025), averaging 5.5%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101133AA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2014-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (153 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-leaf-tobacco-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 179.7 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| August 2026 | 185.9 2020=100 | 6.7 |
| July 2026 | 198.0 2020=100 | 14.8 |
| June 2026 | 201.9 2020=100 | 17.8 |
| May 2026 | 197.0 2020=100 | 12.7 |
| April 2026 | 196.6 2020=100 | 8.6 |
| March 2026 | 196.5 2020=100 | 7.6 |
| February 2026 | 191.6 2020=100 | 5.7 |
| January 2026 | 182.6 2020=100 | 2.7 |
| December 2025 | 183.9 2020=100 | 20.5 |
| November 2025 | 182.7 2020=100 | 23.2 |
| October 2025 | 178.4 2020=100 | 23.1 |
| September 2025 | 174.5 2020=100 | 22.8 |
| August 2025 | 174.2 2020=100 | 20.8 |
| July 2025 | 172.4 2020=100 | 17.1 |
| June 2025 | 171.3 2020=100 | 16.6 |
| May 2025 | 174.8 2020=100 | 20.3 |
| April 2025 | 181.0 2020=100 | 24.3 |
| March 2025 | 182.6 2020=100 | 28.9 |
| February 2025 | 181.2 2020=100 | 27.8 |
| January 2025 | 177.7 2020=100 | 26.1 |
| December 2024 | 152.7 2020=100 | 16.9 |
| November 2024 | 148.3 2020=100 | 13.0 |
| October 2024 | 144.9 2020=100 | 7.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101133AA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101133AA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```