# South Korea Korea: Wholesale and Retail Trade · Hotels and Restaurants / Original Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Wholesale and Retail Trade · Hotels and Restaurants / Original Index (BOK ECOS) was down 2.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with −1.8% in September 2026.
The level stood at 5,394.0 Thousand Persons.
That is the lowest reading since November 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.8% (Jan 2021) to 2.8% (Jan 2023), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAAC-I28A`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand Persons
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-wholesale-and-retail-trade-hotels-and-restaurants-original-index

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 5,394.0 Thousand Persons | −2.5 |
| September 2026 | 5,447.0 Thousand Persons | −1.8 |
| August 2026 | 5,485.0 Thousand Persons | −0.7 |
| July 2026 | 5,510.0 Thousand Persons | −0.05 |
| June 2026 | 5,514.0 Thousand Persons | −0.6 |
| May 2026 | 5,552.0 Thousand Persons | −0.3 |
| April 2026 | 5,472.0 Thousand Persons | −1.4 |
| March 2026 | 5,529.0 Thousand Persons | −0.4 |
| February 2026 | 5,517.0 Thousand Persons | −0.07 |
| January 2026 | 5,516.0 Thousand Persons | 0.1 |
| December 2025 | 5,532.0 Thousand Persons | 0.4 |
| November 2025 | 5,493.0 Thousand Persons | −0.2 |
| October 2025 | 5,532.0 Thousand Persons | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 5,545.0 Thousand Persons | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 5,525.0 Thousand Persons | 0.0 |
| July 2025 | 5,513.0 Thousand Persons | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 5,548.0 Thousand Persons | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 5,569.0 Thousand Persons | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 5,552.0 Thousand Persons | −0.04 |
| March 2025 | 5,549.0 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 5,521.0 Thousand Persons | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 5,510.0 Thousand Persons | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 5,510.0 Thousand Persons | −1.5 |
| November 2024 | 5,504.0 Thousand Persons | −1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAAC-I28A"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61BAAC-I28A",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```