# South Korea Korea: Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery (BOK ECOS) was up 3.0% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.1% in September 2026.
The level stood at 130.6 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.8% (Mar 2018) to 11.1% (Feb 2023), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A018`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-sugar-jam-honey-chocolate-and-confectionery-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 130.6 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| September 2026 | 128.6 2020=100 | 1.1 |
| August 2026 | 128.6 2020=100 | 1.4 |
| July 2026 | 127.7 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 127.3 2020=100 | 0.6 |
| May 2026 | 127.1 2020=100 | 0.09 |
| April 2026 | 127.0 2020=100 | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 127.0 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| February 2026 | 126.9 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| January 2026 | 127.2 2020=100 | 3.9 |
| December 2025 | 127.1 2020=100 | 4.0 |
| November 2025 | 127.3 2020=100 | 4.9 |
| October 2025 | 126.8 2020=100 | 4.7 |
| September 2025 | 127.3 2020=100 | 5.3 |
| August 2025 | 126.8 2020=100 | 4.6 |
| July 2025 | 127.1 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| June 2025 | 126.6 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| May 2025 | 127.0 2020=100 | 5.6 |
| April 2025 | 126.8 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| March 2025 | 124.2 2020=100 | 3.1 |
| February 2025 | 123.3 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| January 2025 | 122.4 2020=100 | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 122.3 2020=100 | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 121.5 2020=100 | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A018"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A018",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```