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

South Korea Korea: Specialized Stores / Volume Index (BOK ECOS) was up 1.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 102.6 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.2% (Mar 2020) to 16.1% (Mar 2021), averaging −1.5%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74Q-I74B`
- 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-volume-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 102.6 | 1.1 |
| August 2026 | 96.80 | 2.8 |
| July 2026 | 96.40 | −4.2 |
| June 2026 | 99.40 | 3.0 |
| May 2026 | 103.5 | 2.4 |
| April 2026 | 99.60 | 2.9 |
| March 2026 | 106.5 | 6.5 |
| February 2026 | 94.40 | 4.0 |
| January 2026 | 95.30 | −0.2 |
| December 2025 | 105.0 | 1.6 |
| November 2025 | 102.6 | 1.2 |
| October 2025 | 106.5 | 3.9 |
| September 2025 | 101.5 | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 94.20 | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 100.6 | 3.5 |
| June 2025 | 96.50 | −0.6 |
| May 2025 | 101.1 | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 96.80 | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 100.0 | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 90.80 | −2.9 |
| January 2025 | 95.50 | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 103.3 | −1.5 |
| November 2024 | 101.4 | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 102.5 | −3.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74Q-I74B"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.RETSALES.M.NSA.ITEM-I74Q-I74B",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```