# South Korea Korea: Total Equipment Index(Original) (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Total Equipment Index(Original) (BOK ECOS) was up 10.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 15.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 134.9 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.0% (Feb 2019) to 26.4% (Jan 2021), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.INVEST.M.NSA.ITEM-I15A`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-total-equipment-index-original-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 134.9 2020=100 | 10.1 |
| August 2026 | 117.4 2020=100 | 15.2 |
| July 2026 | 142.4 2020=100 | 24.0 |
| June 2026 | 140.2 2020=100 | 21.6 |
| May 2026 | 122.3 2020=100 | 9.3 |
| April 2026 | 128.2 2020=100 | 7.6 |
| March 2026 | 137.8 2020=100 | 9.8 |
| February 2026 | 110.3 2020=100 | 6.5 |
| January 2026 | 104.2 2020=100 | 13.6 |
| December 2025 | 124.3 2020=100 | −12.2 |
| November 2025 | 113.2 2020=100 | −0.3 |
| October 2025 | 104.9 2020=100 | −4.4 |
| September 2025 | 122.5 2020=100 | 11.5 |
| August 2025 | 101.9 2020=100 | −2.5 |
| July 2025 | 114.8 2020=100 | −5.2 |
| June 2025 | 115.3 2020=100 | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 111.9 2020=100 | 6.8 |
| April 2025 | 119.1 2020=100 | 8.4 |
| March 2025 | 125.5 2020=100 | 14.3 |
| February 2025 | 103.6 2020=100 | 6.8 |
| January 2025 | 91.70 2020=100 | −5.9 |
| December 2024 | 141.6 2020=100 | 10.6 |
| November 2024 | 113.5 2020=100 | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 109.7 2020=100 | 3.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.INVEST.M.NSA.ITEM-I15A"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.INVEST.M.NSA.ITEM-I15A",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```