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

South Korea Korea: Machinery & transport equipment / Dollar Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 56.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 55.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 153.3 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since the series began in January 1986.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.6% (Apr 2023) to 56.9% (Sep 2026), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-207AA-D`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (489 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-machinery-and-transport-equipment-dollar-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 153.3 2020=100 | 56.9 |
| August 2026 | 151.5 2020=100 | 55.5 |
| July 2026 | 148.0 2020=100 | 51.9 |
| June 2026 | 141.4 2020=100 | 45.9 |
| May 2026 | 139.6 2020=100 | 44.3 |
| April 2026 | 135.0 2020=100 | 39.8 |
| March 2026 | 122.5 2020=100 | 27.3 |
| February 2026 | 115.8 2020=100 | 21.0 |
| January 2026 | 111.4 2020=100 | 16.3 |
| December 2025 | 103.8 2020=100 | 7.1 |
| November 2025 | 103.1 2020=100 | 5.4 |
| October 2025 | 101.4 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| September 2025 | 97.70 2020=100 | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 97.43 2020=100 | −2.7 |
| July 2025 | 97.43 2020=100 | −2.5 |
| June 2025 | 96.94 2020=100 | −1.9 |
| May 2025 | 96.77 2020=100 | −2.2 |
| April 2025 | 96.55 2020=100 | −2.2 |
| March 2025 | 96.20 2020=100 | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 95.66 2020=100 | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 95.82 2020=100 | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 96.91 2020=100 | 4.0 |
| November 2024 | 97.82 2020=100 | 5.9 |
| October 2024 | 98.64 2020=100 | 7.6 |

## API

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

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