# South Korea Korea: Short-term Time & Savings Deposits (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Short-term Time & Savings Deposits (BOK ECOS) was up 2.2% year on year in August 2026, compared with 0.8% in July 2026.
The level stood at 1,816,058 ₩ billion.
That is the highest reading since August 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.5% (Nov 2020) to 28.8% (Jan 2023), averaging 7.1%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.M2.M.SA.ITEM-BBHS05`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: ₩ billion
- Coverage: 2003-10-01 to 2026-08-01 (275 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-short-term-time-and-savings-deposits-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 1,816,058 ₩ billion | 2.2 |
| July 2026 | 1,787,365 ₩ billion | 0.8 |
| June 2026 | 1,760,078 ₩ billion | −0.7 |
| May 2026 | 1,752,994 ₩ billion | −0.9 |
| April 2026 | 1,757,704 ₩ billion | −0.04 |
| March 2026 | 1,744,739 ₩ billion | 0.10 |
| February 2026 | 1,746,140 ₩ billion | −0.09 |
| January 2026 | 1,748,880 ₩ billion | −0.00 |
| December 2025 | 1,764,040 ₩ billion | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 1,764,668 ₩ billion | 1.0 |
| October 2025 | 1,775,672 ₩ billion | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 1,776,057 ₩ billion | 1.8 |
| August 2025 | 1,777,832 ₩ billion | 2.4 |
| July 2025 | 1,773,618 ₩ billion | 2.6 |
| June 2025 | 1,773,258 ₩ billion | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 1,769,018 ₩ billion | 3.4 |
| April 2025 | 1,758,479 ₩ billion | 3.0 |
| March 2025 | 1,743,069 ₩ billion | 2.6 |
| February 2025 | 1,747,717 ₩ billion | 3.8 |
| January 2025 | 1,748,963 ₩ billion | 5.1 |
| December 2024 | 1,750,588 ₩ billion | 4.8 |
| November 2024 | 1,746,774 ₩ billion | 4.5 |
| October 2024 | 1,745,790 ₩ billion | 4.7 |
| September 2024 | 1,744,337 ₩ billion | 4.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.M2.M.SA.ITEM-BBHS05"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.M2.M.SA.ITEM-BBHS05",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```