# South Korea Korea: Medicines (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Medicines (BOK ECOS) was down 0.02% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.0% in September 2026.
The level stood at 105.1 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.6% (Feb 2017) to 3.4% (Dec 2019), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-2126`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-medicines-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 105.1 2020=100 | −0.02 |
| September 2026 | 105.1 2020=100 | 0.0 |
| August 2026 | 105.0 2020=100 | −0.2 |
| July 2026 | 105.0 2020=100 | −0.2 |
| June 2026 | 104.9 2020=100 | −0.5 |
| May 2026 | 105.0 2020=100 | −0.5 |
| April 2026 | 105.1 2020=100 | −0.4 |
| March 2026 | 105.0 2020=100 | −0.4 |
| February 2026 | 105.0 2020=100 | −0.4 |
| January 2026 | 105.0 2020=100 | −0.2 |
| December 2025 | 105.0 2020=100 | −0.2 |
| November 2025 | 105.1 2020=100 | 0.01 |
| October 2025 | 105.1 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| September 2025 | 105.1 2020=100 | −0.08 |
| August 2025 | 105.2 2020=100 | 0.3 |
| July 2025 | 105.2 2020=100 | 0.3 |
| June 2025 | 105.5 2020=100 | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 105.5 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 105.5 2020=100 | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 105.5 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 105.4 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| January 2025 | 105.2 2020=100 | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 105.2 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 105.1 2020=100 | 1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-2126"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-2126",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```