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

South Korea Korea: Metal Ores / Shipment index(Original Index) (BOK ECOS) was up 43.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 51.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 83.50 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −93.1% (Feb 2017) to 818.2% (Feb 2018), averaging 15.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.IP.M.NSA.ITEM-I11ABB-3`
- 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-shipment-index-original-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 83.50 2020=100 | 43.5 |
| August 2026 | 60.60 2020=100 | 51.1 |
| July 2026 | 96.10 2020=100 | 31.8 |
| June 2026 | 71.20 2020=100 | 84.9 |
| May 2026 | 44.20 2020=100 | −22.0 |
| April 2026 | 42.10 2020=100 | −28.9 |
| March 2026 | 56.80 2020=100 | −36.9 |
| February 2026 | 57.60 2020=100 | 62.3 |
| January 2026 | 27.20 2020=100 | −57.0 |
| December 2025 | 42.70 2020=100 | −55.2 |
| November 2025 | 61.70 2020=100 | −39.9 |
| October 2025 | 68.10 2020=100 | 0.6 |
| September 2025 | 58.20 2020=100 | 134.7 |
| August 2025 | 40.10 2020=100 | 73.6 |
| July 2025 | 72.90 2020=100 | 53.5 |
| June 2025 | 38.50 2020=100 | −44.8 |
| May 2025 | 56.70 2020=100 | 13.6 |
| April 2025 | 59.20 2020=100 | −36.6 |
| March 2025 | 90.00 2020=100 | −17.5 |
| February 2025 | 35.50 2020=100 | −72.8 |
| January 2025 | 63.20 2020=100 | −13.5 |
| December 2024 | 95.30 2020=100 | 15.1 |
| November 2024 | 102.6 2020=100 | 32.7 |
| October 2024 | 67.70 2020=100 | −26.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.IP.M.NSA.ITEM-I11ABB-3"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.IP.M.NSA.ITEM-I11ABB-3",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```