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

South Korea Korea: Passenger Cars & Fuel Stores / Value Index (BOK ECOS) was down 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 134.0 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.7% (Jul 2023) to 23.6% (Sep 2022), averaging 4.8%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74M-I74A`
- 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-value-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 134.0 | −1.0 |
| August 2026 | 121.0 | −3.8 |
| July 2026 | 133.5 | 5.2 |
| June 2026 | 147.2 | 15.6 |
| May 2026 | 132.4 | 3.4 |
| April 2026 | 136.8 | 6.1 |
| March 2026 | 150.2 | 13.3 |
| February 2026 | 118.0 | −2.4 |
| January 2026 | 122.8 | 9.6 |
| December 2025 | 140.9 | 8.6 |
| November 2025 | 135.8 | 7.4 |
| October 2025 | 120.6 | −3.4 |
| September 2025 | 135.3 | 13.3 |
| August 2025 | 125.8 | 5.2 |
| July 2025 | 126.9 | 7.5 |
| June 2025 | 127.3 | 6.1 |
| May 2025 | 128.0 | 4.3 |
| April 2025 | 128.9 | 6.6 |
| March 2025 | 132.6 | 4.8 |
| February 2025 | 120.9 | 13.7 |
| January 2025 | 112.0 | 2.1 |
| December 2024 | 129.8 | −3.6 |
| November 2024 | 126.5 | −7.9 |
| October 2024 | 124.8 | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74M-I74A"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74M-I74A",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```