# South Korea Korea: Marine foods / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Marine foods / Contractual Currency Basis (BOK ECOS) was up 47.3% year on year in October 2026, compared with 44.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 181.2 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since the series began in January 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.7% (Sep 2023) to 47.3% (Oct 2026), averaging 4.8%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-1014AA-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-marine-foods-contractual-currency-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 181.2 2020=100 | 47.3 |
| September 2026 | 173.6 2020=100 | 44.2 |
| August 2026 | 168.2 2020=100 | 40.9 |
| July 2026 | 162.9 2020=100 | 39.5 |
| June 2026 | 161.8 2020=100 | 45.2 |
| May 2026 | 159.6 2020=100 | 43.2 |
| April 2026 | 157.1 2020=100 | 43.6 |
| March 2026 | 139.6 2020=100 | 24.9 |
| February 2026 | 132.8 2020=100 | 19.3 |
| January 2026 | 123.7 2020=100 | 10.1 |
| December 2025 | 124.7 2020=100 | 9.6 |
| November 2025 | 123.1 2020=100 | 9.5 |
| October 2025 | 123.1 2020=100 | 10.4 |
| September 2025 | 120.3 2020=100 | 10.2 |
| August 2025 | 119.4 2020=100 | 10.3 |
| July 2025 | 116.8 2020=100 | 5.5 |
| June 2025 | 111.5 2020=100 | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 111.4 2020=100 | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 109.4 2020=100 | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 111.8 2020=100 | −2.8 |
| February 2025 | 111.3 2020=100 | −4.4 |
| January 2025 | 112.3 2020=100 | −4.0 |
| December 2024 | 113.8 2020=100 | −2.9 |
| November 2024 | 112.5 2020=100 | −2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-1014AA-C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-1014AA-C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```