# South Korea Korea: Metal Ores / Production Index (Original Index) (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Metal Ores / Production Index (Original Index) (BOK ECOS) was up 70.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 143.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 91.90 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −76.0% (Jan 2017) to 409.7% (Jan 2018), averaging 9.4%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.IP.M.NSA.ITEM-I11ABB-1`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-metal-ores-production-index-original-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 91.90 2020=100 | 70.8 |
| August 2026 | 88.80 2020=100 | 143.3 |
| July 2026 | 103.6 2020=100 | 91.9 |
| June 2026 | 68.40 2020=100 | 35.2 |
| May 2026 | 26.60 2020=100 | −51.2 |
| April 2026 | 46.40 2020=100 | −34.8 |
| March 2026 | 62.10 2020=100 | 8.0 |
| February 2026 | 57.60 2020=100 | 15.9 |
| January 2026 | 27.10 2020=100 | −49.3 |
| December 2025 | 33.20 2020=100 | −27.4 |
| November 2025 | 46.20 2020=100 | −52.7 |
| October 2025 | 41.00 2020=100 | −53.4 |
| September 2025 | 53.80 2020=100 | 207.4 |
| August 2025 | 36.50 2020=100 | 18.9 |
| July 2025 | 54.00 2020=100 | −21.3 |
| June 2025 | 50.60 2020=100 | −44.2 |
| May 2025 | 54.50 2020=100 | −6.0 |
| April 2025 | 71.20 2020=100 | −8.0 |
| March 2025 | 57.50 2020=100 | −14.9 |
| February 2025 | 49.70 2020=100 | −47.5 |
| January 2025 | 53.40 2020=100 | −43.7 |
| December 2024 | 45.70 2020=100 | −53.3 |
| November 2024 | 97.60 2020=100 | −7.2 |
| October 2024 | 87.90 2020=100 | −5.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.IP.M.NSA.ITEM-I11ABB-1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.IP.M.NSA.ITEM-I11ABB-1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```