# South Korea Korea: Total Equipment Index(S.A.) (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Total Equipment Index(S.A.) (BOK ECOS) was up 14.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 17.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 137.0 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.7% (Feb 2019) to 26.3% (Jul 2026), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.INVEST.M.NSA.ITEM-I15B`
- 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-s-a-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 137.0 2020=100 | 14.5 |
| August 2026 | 130.1 2020=100 | 17.6 |
| July 2026 | 144.1 2020=100 | 26.3 |
| June 2026 | 134.2 2020=100 | 19.6 |
| May 2026 | 126.4 2020=100 | 12.2 |
| April 2026 | 126.5 2020=100 | 7.7 |
| March 2026 | 131.8 2020=100 | 9.0 |
| February 2026 | 129.6 2020=100 | 12.7 |
| January 2026 | 112.7 2020=100 | 6.8 |
| December 2025 | 107.3 2020=100 | −13.5 |
| November 2025 | 111.9 2020=100 | 1.3 |
| October 2025 | 112.0 2020=100 | −2.4 |
| September 2025 | 119.6 2020=100 | 4.5 |
| August 2025 | 110.6 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 114.1 2020=100 | −4.0 |
| June 2025 | 112.2 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| May 2025 | 112.7 2020=100 | 8.3 |
| April 2025 | 117.5 2020=100 | 7.2 |
| March 2025 | 120.9 2020=100 | 14.2 |
| February 2025 | 115.0 2020=100 | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 105.5 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| December 2024 | 124.0 2020=100 | 9.8 |
| November 2024 | 110.5 2020=100 | 2.1 |
| October 2024 | 114.7 2020=100 | 3.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.INVEST.M.NSA.ITEM-I15B"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.INVEST.M.NSA.ITEM-I15B",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```