# South Korea Korea: Purchase of vehicles (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Purchase of vehicles (BOK ECOS) was up 1.0% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.6% in September 2026.
The level stood at 111.0 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.0% (May 2019) to 4.5% (Nov 2022), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-G011`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-purchase-of-vehicles-bok-ecos-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 111.0 2020=100 | 1.0 |
| September 2026 | 111.5 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| August 2026 | 111.0 2020=100 | 2.2 |
| July 2026 | 110.8 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| June 2026 | 108.7 2020=100 | 1.2 |
| May 2026 | 108.2 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| April 2026 | 108.6 2020=100 | 1.3 |
| March 2026 | 109.0 2020=100 | 1.0 |
| February 2026 | 108.4 2020=100 | 0.6 |
| January 2026 | 108.1 2020=100 | 0.6 |
| December 2025 | 108.2 2020=100 | −0.03 |
| November 2025 | 109.3 2020=100 | −0.01 |
| October 2025 | 109.9 2020=100 | 1.8 |
| September 2025 | 108.6 2020=100 | −0.1 |
| August 2025 | 108.6 2020=100 | 0.1 |
| July 2025 | 108.2 2020=100 | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 107.4 2020=100 | −1.6 |
| May 2025 | 107.3 2020=100 | −1.7 |
| April 2025 | 107.2 2020=100 | −1.9 |
| March 2025 | 107.9 2020=100 | −0.9 |
| February 2025 | 107.8 2020=100 | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 107.5 2020=100 | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 108.2 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| November 2024 | 109.3 2020=100 | 2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-G011"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-G011",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```