# South Korea Korea: Special Purpose Machinery (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Special Purpose Machinery (BOK ECOS) was up 36.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 33.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 2,500,282 Mil.Won.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.0% (Nov 2018) to 173.6% (Apr 2017), averaging 14.7%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.DGORD.M.NSA.ITEM-I351BB`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Mil.Won
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-special-purpose-machinery-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,500,282 Mil.Won | 36.2 |
| August 2026 | 2,372,505 Mil.Won | 33.6 |
| July 2026 | 2,465,750 Mil.Won | 27.6 |
| June 2026 | 3,171,388 Mil.Won | 56.9 |
| May 2026 | 2,591,923 Mil.Won | 37.2 |
| April 2026 | 2,352,826 Mil.Won | 7.4 |
| March 2026 | 2,541,260 Mil.Won | 26.9 |
| February 2026 | 1,704,352 Mil.Won | −3.5 |
| January 2026 | 2,095,120 Mil.Won | 5.9 |
| December 2025 | 2,513,454 Mil.Won | 3.1 |
| November 2025 | 2,067,559 Mil.Won | 15.0 |
| October 2025 | 1,582,653 Mil.Won | 1.3 |
| September 2025 | 1,835,456 Mil.Won | −3.1 |
| August 2025 | 1,775,359 Mil.Won | 23.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,932,468 Mil.Won | 8.5 |
| June 2025 | 2,021,689 Mil.Won | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,889,778 Mil.Won | 1.9 |
| April 2025 | 2,190,004 Mil.Won | 26.4 |
| March 2025 | 2,002,562 Mil.Won | 8.7 |
| February 2025 | 1,766,217 Mil.Won | 4.6 |
| January 2025 | 1,978,148 Mil.Won | 12.7 |
| December 2024 | 2,437,179 Mil.Won | 4.6 |
| November 2024 | 1,798,339 Mil.Won | 5.7 |
| October 2024 | 1,562,108 Mil.Won | −11.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.DGORD.M.NSA.ITEM-I351BB"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.DGORD.M.NSA.ITEM-I351BB",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```