# South Korea Korea: Machinery & transport equipment / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Machinery & transport equipment / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 56.6% year on year in October 2026, compared with 57.0% in September 2026.
The level stood at 160.8 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.0% (Apr 2023) to 57.0% (Sep 2026), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-207AA-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-machinery-and-transport-equipment-contractual-currency-basis-bok

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 160.8 2020=100 | 56.6 |
| September 2026 | 155.1 2020=100 | 57.0 |
| August 2026 | 153.4 2020=100 | 55.7 |
| July 2026 | 150.3 2020=100 | 52.7 |
| June 2026 | 143.6 2020=100 | 46.5 |
| May 2026 | 141.6 2020=100 | 44.3 |
| April 2026 | 136.9 2020=100 | 39.7 |
| March 2026 | 124.3 2020=100 | 26.8 |
| February 2026 | 117.2 2020=100 | 19.9 |
| January 2026 | 112.9 2020=100 | 15.2 |
| December 2025 | 105.3 2020=100 | 6.4 |
| November 2025 | 104.7 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| October 2025 | 102.7 2020=100 | 2.5 |
| September 2025 | 98.75 2020=100 | −2.4 |
| August 2025 | 98.54 2020=100 | −3.0 |
| July 2025 | 98.47 2020=100 | −3.1 |
| June 2025 | 98.03 2020=100 | −2.5 |
| May 2025 | 98.10 2020=100 | −2.5 |
| April 2025 | 98.04 2020=100 | −2.4 |
| March 2025 | 97.99 2020=100 | −0.1 |
| February 2025 | 97.71 2020=100 | 0.04 |
| January 2025 | 98.01 2020=100 | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 98.93 2020=100 | 4.8 |
| November 2024 | 99.64 2020=100 | 6.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-207AA-C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-207AA-C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```