# South Korea Korea: Manufacturing Equipment / Inventory Index (Seasonally Adjusted) (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Manufacturing Equipment / Inventory Index (Seasonally Adjusted) (BOK ECOS) was up 5.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 152.5 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.6% (Jan 2019) to 56.7% (Apr 2018), averaging 7.4%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.IP.M.NSA.ITEM-I31AAA-I10F`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-manufacturing-equipment-inventory-index-seasonally-adjusted-bok

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 152.5 2020=100 | 5.3 |
| August 2026 | 142.1 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| July 2026 | 150.1 2020=100 | 6.0 |
| June 2026 | 160.1 2020=100 | 12.3 |
| May 2026 | 169.2 2020=100 | 19.4 |
| April 2026 | 167.6 2020=100 | 18.9 |
| March 2026 | 162.6 2020=100 | 13.5 |
| February 2026 | 153.8 2020=100 | 7.8 |
| January 2026 | 151.6 2020=100 | 8.2 |
| December 2025 | 143.9 2020=100 | 3.6 |
| November 2025 | 146.5 2020=100 | 4.6 |
| October 2025 | 147.2 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| September 2025 | 144.8 2020=100 | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 139.7 2020=100 | −3.3 |
| July 2025 | 141.6 2020=100 | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 142.6 2020=100 | −4.1 |
| May 2025 | 141.7 2020=100 | −15.4 |
| April 2025 | 141.0 2020=100 | −12.1 |
| March 2025 | 143.2 2020=100 | −4.7 |
| February 2025 | 142.7 2020=100 | −4.4 |
| January 2025 | 140.1 2020=100 | −10.1 |
| December 2024 | 138.9 2020=100 | −16.6 |
| November 2024 | 140.0 2020=100 | −15.6 |
| October 2024 | 143.2 2020=100 | −14.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.IP.M.NSA.ITEM-I31AAA-I10F"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.IP.M.NSA.ITEM-I31AAA-I10F",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```