# South Korea Korea: Rentalsforhousing (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Rentalsforhousing (BOK ECOS) was up 1.4% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.3% in September 2026.
The level stood at 106.6 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since November 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.2% (Aug 2019) to 2.1% (Jan 2022), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-221`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-rentalsforhousing-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 106.6 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| September 2026 | 106.4 2020=100 | 1.3 |
| August 2026 | 106.2 2020=100 | 1.2 |
| July 2026 | 106.0 2020=100 | 1.1 |
| June 2026 | 105.8 2020=100 | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 105.7 2020=100 | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 105.6 2020=100 | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 105.5 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 105.4 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 105.3 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| December 2025 | 105.2 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| November 2025 | 105.2 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| October 2025 | 105.0 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| September 2025 | 105.0 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| August 2025 | 104.9 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 104.8 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 104.7 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 104.7 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 104.6 2020=100 | 0.7 |
| March 2025 | 104.5 2020=100 | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 104.5 2020=100 | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 104.4 2020=100 | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 104.3 2020=100 | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 104.3 2020=100 | 0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-221"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-221",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```