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

South Korea Korea: Passenger Cars Stores / Volume Index (BOK ECOS) was down 12.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −18.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 110.6 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.4% (Jun 2024) to 58.6% (Jun 2020), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74N-I74B`
- 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-volume-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 110.6 | −12.2 |
| August 2026 | 87.80 | −18.9 |
| July 2026 | 106.9 | −2.4 |
| June 2026 | 131.0 | 12.0 |
| May 2026 | 102.6 | −10.6 |
| April 2026 | 117.6 | 1.1 |
| March 2026 | 132.8 | 14.2 |
| February 2026 | 99.90 | −1.5 |
| January 2026 | 95.00 | 17.1 |
| December 2025 | 119.1 | 12.5 |
| November 2025 | 114.1 | 5.4 |
| October 2025 | 98.40 | −9.2 |
| September 2025 | 125.9 | 22.0 |
| August 2025 | 108.2 | 13.5 |
| July 2025 | 109.5 | 12.8 |
| June 2025 | 117.0 | 15.3 |
| May 2025 | 114.8 | 13.4 |
| April 2025 | 116.3 | 16.3 |
| March 2025 | 116.3 | 10.0 |
| February 2025 | 101.4 | 21.7 |
| January 2025 | 81.10 | −1.2 |
| December 2024 | 105.9 | −9.3 |
| November 2024 | 108.3 | −8.6 |
| October 2024 | 108.4 | 11.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74N-I74B"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74N-I74B",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```