# South Korea Korea: Sale of Motor Vehicles and Parts / Value Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Sale of Motor Vehicles and Parts / Value Index (BOK ECOS) was down 6.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −11.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 130.1 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.1% (Sep 2018) to 28.9% (Jan 2021), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51ABA-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-sale-of-motor-vehicles-and-parts-value-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 130.1 2020=100 | −6.1 |
| August 2026 | 108.1 2020=100 | −11.4 |
| July 2026 | 130.8 2020=100 | 3.9 |
| June 2026 | 143.9 2020=100 | 13.8 |
| May 2026 | 115.4 2020=100 | −8.9 |
| April 2026 | 130.7 2020=100 | −4.0 |
| March 2026 | 142.5 2020=100 | 10.3 |
| February 2026 | 111.6 2020=100 | −5.5 |
| January 2026 | 118.4 2020=100 | 20.3 |
| December 2025 | 135.7 2020=100 | 8.1 |
| November 2025 | 129.2 2020=100 | 5.5 |
| October 2025 | 116.4 2020=100 | −5.4 |
| September 2025 | 138.6 2020=100 | 21.7 |
| August 2025 | 122.0 2020=100 | 8.8 |
| July 2025 | 125.9 2020=100 | 8.3 |
| June 2025 | 126.5 2020=100 | 9.1 |
| May 2025 | 126.7 2020=100 | 5.9 |
| April 2025 | 136.1 2020=100 | 13.6 |
| March 2025 | 129.2 2020=100 | 5.7 |
| February 2025 | 118.1 2020=100 | 17.7 |
| January 2025 | 98.40 2020=100 | −5.7 |
| December 2024 | 125.5 2020=100 | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 122.5 2020=100 | −5.4 |
| October 2024 | 123.0 2020=100 | 7.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51ABA-1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51ABA-1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```