# South Korea Korea: Raw Materials (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Raw Materials (BOK ECOS) was up 21.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 13.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 29,688,033 Thousand Dollars.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.6% (Jul 2023) to 79.1% (Aug 2021), averaging 8.2%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.EXPORTS.M.NSA.ITEM-I102`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand Dollars
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-raw-materials-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 29,688,033 Thousand Dollars | 21.2 |
| August 2026 | 27,458,529 Thousand Dollars | 13.1 |
| July 2026 | 31,596,142 Thousand Dollars | 29.0 |
| June 2026 | 29,341,889 Thousand Dollars | 30.4 |
| May 2026 | 28,423,255 Thousand Dollars | 21.9 |
| April 2026 | 27,664,515 Thousand Dollars | 12.4 |
| March 2026 | 26,339,620 Thousand Dollars | 10.3 |
| February 2026 | 22,449,239 Thousand Dollars | −0.7 |
| January 2026 | 25,553,410 Thousand Dollars | 0.1 |
| December 2025 | 24,558,340 Thousand Dollars | −1.0 |
| November 2025 | 21,849,251 Thousand Dollars | −7.9 |
| October 2025 | 23,570,523 Thousand Dollars | −6.5 |
| September 2025 | 24,488,105 Thousand Dollars | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 24,284,869 Thousand Dollars | −10.6 |
| July 2025 | 24,495,339 Thousand Dollars | −4.7 |
| June 2025 | 22,509,706 Thousand Dollars | −6.0 |
| May 2025 | 23,319,698 Thousand Dollars | −13.6 |
| April 2025 | 24,616,883 Thousand Dollars | −10.7 |
| March 2025 | 23,875,142 Thousand Dollars | −7.4 |
| February 2025 | 22,604,209 Thousand Dollars | −9.1 |
| January 2025 | 25,519,184 Thousand Dollars | −9.2 |
| December 2024 | 24,801,745 Thousand Dollars | −9.6 |
| November 2024 | 23,730,222 Thousand Dollars | −10.2 |
| October 2024 | 25,204,179 Thousand Dollars | −4.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.EXPORTS.M.NSA.ITEM-I102"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.EXPORTS.M.NSA.ITEM-I102",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```