# South Korea Korea: Waste Collection, Disposal / Seasonally Adjusted Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Waste Collection, Disposal / Seasonally Adjusted Index (BOK ECOS) was up 7.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 90.10 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since August 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.4% (Oct 2025) to 18.5% (Jul 2018), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AAB-3`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-waste-collection-disposal-seasonally-adjusted-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 90.10 2020=100 | 7.0 |
| August 2026 | 87.90 2020=100 | 3.4 |
| July 2026 | 88.70 2020=100 | −1.2 |
| June 2026 | 91.20 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| May 2026 | 75.00 2020=100 | −13.9 |
| April 2026 | 86.10 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| March 2026 | 85.40 2020=100 | −0.4 |
| February 2026 | 82.60 2020=100 | −3.8 |
| January 2026 | 81.20 2020=100 | −2.5 |
| December 2025 | 87.60 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| November 2025 | 86.20 2020=100 | −2.4 |
| October 2025 | 81.40 2020=100 | −17.4 |
| September 2025 | 84.20 2020=100 | −10.3 |
| August 2025 | 85.00 2020=100 | −9.8 |
| July 2025 | 89.80 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| June 2025 | 88.60 2020=100 | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 87.10 2020=100 | −5.1 |
| April 2025 | 83.70 2020=100 | −12.0 |
| March 2025 | 85.70 2020=100 | −8.5 |
| February 2025 | 85.90 2020=100 | −7.9 |
| January 2025 | 83.30 2020=100 | −10.2 |
| December 2024 | 87.20 2020=100 | 4.2 |
| November 2024 | 88.30 2020=100 | −5.2 |
| October 2024 | 98.60 2020=100 | 5.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AAB-3"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AAB-3",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```