# South Korea Korea: Specialized Stores / Seasonally Adjusted Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Specialized Stores / Seasonally Adjusted Index (BOK ECOS) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 100.1 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.6% (Mar 2020) to 16.3% (Mar 2021), averaging −1.5%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74Q-I74C`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-specialized-stores-seasonally-adjusted-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 100.1 | 0.4 |
| August 2026 | 103.1 | 3.3 |
| July 2026 | 98.90 | −4.1 |
| June 2026 | 102.1 | 3.3 |
| May 2026 | 99.80 | 1.5 |
| April 2026 | 100.2 | 3.6 |
| March 2026 | 104.7 | 6.4 |
| February 2026 | 100.7 | 2.1 |
| January 2026 | 99.50 | 1.9 |
| December 2025 | 100.5 | 1.8 |
| November 2025 | 99.70 | 1.0 |
| October 2025 | 101.9 | 4.1 |
| September 2025 | 99.70 | −1.5 |
| August 2025 | 99.80 | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 103.1 | 3.2 |
| June 2025 | 98.80 | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 98.30 | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 96.70 | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 98.40 | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 98.60 | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 97.60 | −2.0 |
| December 2024 | 98.70 | −1.3 |
| November 2024 | 98.70 | −0.7 |
| October 2024 | 97.90 | −3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74Q-I74C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74Q-I74C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```