# South Korea Korea: Potatoes (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Potatoes (BOK ECOS) was down 7.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −12.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 83.81 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.5% (Aug 2019) to 125.7% (Apr 2018), averaging 5.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.PPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101114AA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-potatoes-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 83.81 2020=100 | −7.4 |
| August 2026 | 84.72 2020=100 | −12.3 |
| July 2026 | 82.11 2020=100 | 4.9 |
| June 2026 | 84.24 2020=100 | 4.3 |
| May 2026 | 94.94 2020=100 | 15.0 |
| April 2026 | 114.9 2020=100 | 40.3 |
| March 2026 | 110.1 2020=100 | 35.7 |
| February 2026 | 110.0 2020=100 | 20.5 |
| January 2026 | 121.4 2020=100 | 37.3 |
| December 2025 | 104.3 2020=100 | 16.5 |
| November 2025 | 96.43 2020=100 | 18.3 |
| October 2025 | 93.69 2020=100 | 20.1 |
| September 2025 | 90.51 2020=100 | 10.1 |
| August 2025 | 96.62 2020=100 | 23.7 |
| July 2025 | 78.28 2020=100 | 6.2 |
| June 2025 | 80.79 2020=100 | −4.2 |
| May 2025 | 82.56 2020=100 | −20.4 |
| April 2025 | 81.88 2020=100 | −25.1 |
| March 2025 | 81.11 2020=100 | −24.4 |
| February 2025 | 91.33 2020=100 | −7.4 |
| January 2025 | 88.42 2020=100 | −12.9 |
| December 2024 | 89.50 2020=100 | −8.3 |
| November 2024 | 81.49 2020=100 | −12.3 |
| October 2024 | 78.03 2020=100 | −14.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.PPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101114AA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.PPI.M.NSA.ITEM-101114AA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```