# South Korea Korea: Non-Chained supermarket and other retail sale in non-specialized stores / Value Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Non-Chained supermarket and other retail sale in non-specialized stores / Value Index (BOK ECOS) was up 3.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 103.1 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.2% (Feb 2025) to 15.6% (Feb 2024), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74IB-I74A`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-non-chained-supermarket-and-other-retail-sale-in-non-specialized

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 103.1 | 3.6 |
| August 2026 | 99.90 | −0.9 |
| July 2026 | 99.70 | −1.2 |
| June 2026 | 97.80 | 1.7 |
| May 2026 | 100.6 | 0.0 |
| April 2026 | 93.00 | −1.7 |
| March 2026 | 96.50 | −1.2 |
| February 2026 | 95.50 | 10.4 |
| January 2026 | 93.00 | −10.2 |
| December 2025 | 95.40 | −5.1 |
| November 2025 | 96.20 | −2.5 |
| October 2025 | 103.4 | 2.5 |
| September 2025 | 99.50 | −7.9 |
| August 2025 | 100.8 | −5.2 |
| July 2025 | 100.9 | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 96.20 | −5.7 |
| May 2025 | 100.6 | −3.7 |
| April 2025 | 94.60 | −4.0 |
| March 2025 | 97.70 | −3.3 |
| February 2025 | 86.50 | −15.2 |
| January 2025 | 103.6 | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 100.5 | 0.10 |
| November 2024 | 98.70 | −1.7 |
| October 2024 | 100.9 | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74IB-I74A"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74IB-I74A",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```