# South Korea Korea: Passenger Cars & Fuel Stores / Seasonally Adjusted Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Passenger Cars & Fuel Stores / Seasonally Adjusted Index (BOK ECOS) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −11.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 106.8 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.9% (Feb 2020) to 31.0% (Feb 2021), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74M-I74C`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-passenger-cars-and-fuel-stores-seasonally-adjusted-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 106.8 | −0.9 |
| August 2026 | 96.60 | −11.5 |
| July 2026 | 103.7 | −2.8 |
| June 2026 | 109.3 | 2.8 |
| May 2026 | 99.10 | −7.0 |
| April 2026 | 102.5 | −4.0 |
| March 2026 | 112.0 | 7.0 |
| February 2026 | 110.0 | 3.2 |
| January 2026 | 108.9 | 6.1 |
| December 2025 | 106.2 | 5.3 |
| November 2025 | 106.2 | 5.0 |
| October 2025 | 106.1 | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 107.8 | 2.1 |
| August 2025 | 109.2 | 6.6 |
| July 2025 | 106.7 | 8.5 |
| June 2025 | 106.3 | 6.0 |
| May 2025 | 106.6 | 7.2 |
| April 2025 | 106.8 | 7.7 |
| March 2025 | 104.7 | 3.7 |
| February 2025 | 106.6 | 9.4 |
| January 2025 | 102.6 | 3.2 |
| December 2024 | 100.9 | −5.1 |
| November 2024 | 101.1 | −5.6 |
| October 2024 | 104.3 | 2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74M-I74C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74M-I74C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```