# South Korea Korea: Public administration / Original Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Public administration / Original Index (BOK ECOS) was down 4.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 102.7 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.9% (Dec 2023) to 14.8% (Dec 2021), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.IP.M.SA.ITEM-AE00-1`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-public-administration-original-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 102.7 2020=100 | −4.0 |
| August 2026 | 95.70 2020=100 | 0.7 |
| July 2026 | 98.90 2020=100 | 2.2 |
| June 2026 | 110.8 2020=100 | −4.7 |
| May 2026 | 98.40 2020=100 | −1.4 |
| April 2026 | 103.9 2020=100 | 3.3 |
| March 2026 | 118.0 2020=100 | −2.4 |
| February 2026 | 100.9 2020=100 | −0.8 |
| January 2026 | 102.4 2020=100 | 6.6 |
| December 2025 | 131.9 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 99.70 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| October 2025 | 96.10 2020=100 | −2.5 |
| September 2025 | 107.0 2020=100 | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 95.00 2020=100 | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 96.80 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 116.3 2020=100 | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 99.80 2020=100 | −2.2 |
| April 2025 | 100.6 2020=100 | −1.0 |
| March 2025 | 120.9 2020=100 | 3.9 |
| February 2025 | 101.7 2020=100 | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 96.10 2020=100 | −1.5 |
| December 2024 | 130.9 2020=100 | −4.9 |
| November 2024 | 99.20 2020=100 | −1.6 |
| October 2024 | 98.60 2020=100 | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.IP.M.SA.ITEM-AE00-1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.IP.M.SA.ITEM-AE00-1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```