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

South Korea Korea: Passenger Cars Stores / Value Index (BOK ECOS) was down 10.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −17.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 122.2 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.9% (Sep 2018) to 58.9% (Jun 2020), averaging 5.4%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74N-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-stores-value-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 122.2 | −10.4 |
| August 2026 | 96.70 | −17.5 |
| July 2026 | 117.9 | −0.3 |
| June 2026 | 141.9 | 13.2 |
| May 2026 | 110.7 | −9.9 |
| April 2026 | 127.2 | 2.2 |
| March 2026 | 144.4 | 15.4 |
| February 2026 | 108.1 | −0.8 |
| January 2026 | 102.4 | 17.7 |
| December 2025 | 128.4 | 12.3 |
| November 2025 | 124.7 | 5.5 |
| October 2025 | 108.1 | −7.4 |
| September 2025 | 136.4 | 21.7 |
| August 2025 | 117.2 | 13.6 |
| July 2025 | 118.3 | 12.3 |
| June 2025 | 125.3 | 13.0 |
| May 2025 | 122.8 | 11.1 |
| April 2025 | 124.5 | 14.0 |
| March 2025 | 125.1 | 8.9 |
| February 2025 | 109.0 | 20.3 |
| January 2025 | 87.00 | −0.9 |
| December 2024 | 114.3 | −7.6 |
| November 2024 | 118.2 | −6.6 |
| October 2024 | 116.8 | 11.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74N-I74A"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74N-I74A",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```