# South Korea Korea: Other major durables for recreation and culture (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Other major durables for recreation and culture (BOK ECOS) was up 2.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with 3.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 109.7 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.1% (Jun 2020) to 11.6% (Feb 2024), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-I02`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-other-major-durables-for-recreation-and-culture-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 109.7 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| September 2026 | 110.8 2020=100 | 3.9 |
| August 2026 | 112.5 2020=100 | 4.9 |
| July 2026 | 114.4 2020=100 | 6.0 |
| June 2026 | 116.5 2020=100 | 6.7 |
| May 2026 | 113.5 2020=100 | 4.2 |
| April 2026 | 106.8 2020=100 | −1.5 |
| March 2026 | 104.9 2020=100 | −3.4 |
| February 2026 | 106.3 2020=100 | −2.6 |
| January 2026 | 107.0 2020=100 | −1.5 |
| December 2025 | 106.8 2020=100 | −2.4 |
| November 2025 | 107.0 2020=100 | −0.6 |
| October 2025 | 106.7 2020=100 | −0.8 |
| September 2025 | 106.7 2020=100 | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 107.3 2020=100 | −0.7 |
| July 2025 | 107.9 2020=100 | −0.05 |
| June 2025 | 109.2 2020=100 | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 108.9 2020=100 | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 108.5 2020=100 | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 108.6 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 109.2 2020=100 | −4.3 |
| January 2025 | 108.7 2020=100 | −2.4 |
| December 2024 | 109.4 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| November 2024 | 107.6 2020=100 | 3.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-I02"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-I02",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```