# South Korea Korea: Metallic mineral products (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Metallic mineral products (BOK ECOS) was up 10.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with 24.3% in September 2026.
The level stood at 167.1 2020=100.
That is the lowest reading since July 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.2% (Jun 2023) to 50.0% (Apr 2017), averaging 11.8%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-20121AA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2014-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (154 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-metallic-mineral-products-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 167.1 2020=100 | 10.5 |
| September 2026 | 176.6 2020=100 | 24.3 |
| August 2026 | 181.4 2020=100 | 30.3 |
| July 2026 | 183.2 2020=100 | 35.1 |
| June 2026 | 186.6 2020=100 | 41.2 |
| May 2026 | 183.0 2020=100 | 37.7 |
| April 2026 | 175.7 2020=100 | 31.1 |
| March 2026 | 173.4 2020=100 | 23.0 |
| February 2026 | 168.3 2020=100 | 22.0 |
| January 2026 | 171.3 2020=100 | 26.9 |
| December 2025 | 162.5 2020=100 | 21.6 |
| November 2025 | 155.3 2020=100 | 19.4 |
| October 2025 | 151.2 2020=100 | 15.5 |
| September 2025 | 142.2 2020=100 | 15.9 |
| August 2025 | 139.2 2020=100 | 14.3 |
| July 2025 | 135.6 2020=100 | 2.7 |
| June 2025 | 132.2 2020=100 | −4.1 |
| May 2025 | 132.9 2020=100 | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 134.0 2020=100 | 14.2 |
| March 2025 | 141.1 2020=100 | 21.5 |
| February 2025 | 138.0 2020=100 | 19.0 |
| January 2025 | 134.9 2020=100 | 9.8 |
| December 2024 | 133.6 2020=100 | 13.4 |
| November 2024 | 130.1 2020=100 | 7.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-20121AA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-20121AA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```