# South Korea Korea: Vegetables & seaweeds (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Vegetables & seaweeds (BOK ECOS) was down 9.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 116.3 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.4% (Sep 2019) to 29.9% (Sep 2020), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A017`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-vegetables-and-seaweeds-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 116.3 2020=100 | −9.5 |
| September 2026 | 130.1 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| August 2026 | 115.5 2020=100 | −8.3 |
| July 2026 | 104.3 2020=100 | −3.3 |
| June 2026 | 104.9 2020=100 | 0.9 |
| May 2026 | 105.8 2020=100 | −4.0 |
| April 2026 | 110.1 2020=100 | −10.8 |
| March 2026 | 118.7 2020=100 | −11.9 |
| February 2026 | 127.5 2020=100 | −4.9 |
| January 2026 | 122.8 2020=100 | −5.5 |
| December 2025 | 119.6 2020=100 | −4.4 |
| November 2025 | 123.3 2020=100 | −3.8 |
| October 2025 | 128.4 2020=100 | −12.6 |
| September 2025 | 129.5 2020=100 | −10.8 |
| August 2025 | 126.0 2020=100 | 1.5 |
| July 2025 | 107.9 2020=100 | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 103.9 2020=100 | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 110.2 2020=100 | −3.4 |
| April 2025 | 123.5 2020=100 | −0.09 |
| March 2025 | 134.7 2020=100 | 3.4 |
| February 2025 | 134.1 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 129.9 2020=100 | 6.0 |
| December 2024 | 125.1 2020=100 | 11.8 |
| November 2024 | 128.3 2020=100 | 11.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A017"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-A017",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```