# South Korea Korea: Manufacturing (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Manufacturing (BOK ECOS) was up 70.6% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 37.7% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 197.7 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since the series began in Q1 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.0% (Q3 2019) to 70.6% (Q2 2026), averaging 4.5%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-1103`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (42 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-manufacturing-bok-ecos-not-seasonally-adjusted-quarterly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 197.7 2020=100 | 70.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 162.3 2020=100 | 37.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 120.9 2020=100 | 11.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 115.9 2020=100 | 4.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 115.9 2020=100 | 3.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 117.9 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 108.7 2020=100 | 5.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 110.8 2020=100 | 5.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 111.8 2020=100 | 9.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 112.2 2020=100 | 6.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 103.3 2020=100 | 0.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 104.9 2020=100 | −1.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 101.9 2020=100 | −4.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 105.5 2020=100 | −3.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 102.6 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 106.8 2020=100 | −2.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 106.7 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 109.6 2020=100 | 7.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 101.8 2020=100 | 7.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 109.1 2020=100 | 6.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 101.7 2020=100 | −2.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 101.6 2020=100 | 2.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 94.35 2020=100 | 2.0 |
| Q3 2020 | 102.7 2020=100 | 2.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-1103"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-1103",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```