# South Korea Korea: Wholesale and retail trade / Value Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Wholesale and retail trade / Value Index (BOK ECOS) was up 3.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 8.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 140.6 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.3% (Apr 2020) to 16.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AB-1`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-wholesale-and-retail-trade-value-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 140.6 2020=100 | 3.2 |
| August 2026 | 128.8 2020=100 | 8.1 |
| July 2026 | 132.7 2020=100 | 6.2 |
| June 2026 | 137.3 2020=100 | 11.0 |
| May 2026 | 135.3 2020=100 | 8.7 |
| April 2026 | 136.1 2020=100 | 8.6 |
| March 2026 | 139.3 2020=100 | 8.7 |
| February 2026 | 121.6 2020=100 | 3.1 |
| January 2026 | 127.5 2020=100 | 7.5 |
| December 2025 | 137.4 2020=100 | 7.8 |
| November 2025 | 128.8 2020=100 | 5.5 |
| October 2025 | 125.5 2020=100 | 1.8 |
| September 2025 | 136.3 2020=100 | 12.8 |
| August 2025 | 119.2 2020=100 | 2.0 |
| July 2025 | 124.9 2020=100 | 6.0 |
| June 2025 | 123.7 2020=100 | 2.9 |
| May 2025 | 124.5 2020=100 | −0.6 |
| April 2025 | 125.3 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| March 2025 | 128.1 2020=100 | 3.8 |
| February 2025 | 117.9 2020=100 | 3.8 |
| January 2025 | 118.6 2020=100 | −2.0 |
| December 2024 | 127.4 2020=100 | −0.2 |
| November 2024 | 122.1 2020=100 | −3.1 |
| October 2024 | 123.3 2020=100 | 1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AB-1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AB-1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```