# South Korea Korea: Medicinal herbs (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Medicinal herbs (BOK ECOS) was up 36.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 33.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 148.1 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since the series began in January 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.0% (May 2020) to 36.8% (Sep 2026), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.PPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101132AA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-medicinal-herbs-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 148.1 2020=100 | 36.8 |
| August 2026 | 146.8 2020=100 | 33.4 |
| July 2026 | 144.6 2020=100 | 31.4 |
| June 2026 | 143.5 2020=100 | 32.4 |
| May 2026 | 135.8 2020=100 | 27.4 |
| April 2026 | 131.8 2020=100 | 27.3 |
| March 2026 | 128.9 2020=100 | 23.3 |
| February 2026 | 125.9 2020=100 | 23.2 |
| January 2026 | 114.9 2020=100 | 9.7 |
| December 2025 | 108.8 2020=100 | 8.1 |
| November 2025 | 106.7 2020=100 | 7.4 |
| October 2025 | 106.8 2020=100 | 8.4 |
| September 2025 | 108.3 2020=100 | 4.9 |
| August 2025 | 110.0 2020=100 | 4.8 |
| July 2025 | 110.0 2020=100 | 3.2 |
| June 2025 | 108.4 2020=100 | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 106.6 2020=100 | −0.1 |
| April 2025 | 103.6 2020=100 | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 104.5 2020=100 | −0.06 |
| February 2025 | 102.2 2020=100 | 0.06 |
| January 2025 | 104.8 2020=100 | 4.6 |
| December 2024 | 100.7 2020=100 | 4.1 |
| November 2024 | 99.38 2020=100 | 9.2 |
| October 2024 | 98.58 2020=100 | 9.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.PPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101132AA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.PPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101132AA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```