# South Korea Korea: Refined sugars / Dollar Basis (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Refined sugars / Dollar Basis (BOK ECOS) was down 11.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −13.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 109.5 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.6% (Mar 2026) to 28.8% (Jan 2017), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-301142AA-D`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-refined-sugars-dollar-basis-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 109.5 2020=100 | −11.8 |
| August 2026 | 108.9 2020=100 | −13.8 |
| July 2026 | 108.5 2020=100 | −14.9 |
| June 2026 | 109.4 2020=100 | −15.1 |
| May 2026 | 110.1 2020=100 | −21.3 |
| April 2026 | 111.8 2020=100 | −21.2 |
| March 2026 | 111.8 2020=100 | −22.6 |
| February 2026 | 115.3 2020=100 | −20.3 |
| January 2026 | 118.1 2020=100 | −18.8 |
| December 2025 | 121.9 2020=100 | −15.4 |
| November 2025 | 121.9 2020=100 | −14.8 |
| October 2025 | 122.7 2020=100 | −13.9 |
| September 2025 | 124.2 2020=100 | −11.2 |
| August 2025 | 126.3 2020=100 | −9.8 |
| July 2025 | 127.5 2020=100 | −9.7 |
| June 2025 | 128.9 2020=100 | −7.9 |
| May 2025 | 139.9 2020=100 | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 141.9 2020=100 | −6.6 |
| March 2025 | 144.4 2020=100 | −12.9 |
| February 2025 | 144.7 2020=100 | −10.9 |
| January 2025 | 145.5 2020=100 | −13.0 |
| December 2024 | 144.1 2020=100 | −12.8 |
| November 2024 | 143.1 2020=100 | −13.3 |
| October 2024 | 142.5 2020=100 | −14.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-301142AA-D"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.XPI.M.NSA.ITEM-301142AA-D",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```