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

South Korea Korea: Wholesale and retail trade / Volume Index (BOK ECOS) was down 2.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 113.0 2020=100.
That is the lowest reading since January 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.7% (Apr 2020) to 12.0% (Sep 2025), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AB-2`
- 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-volume-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 113.0 2020=100 | −2.7 |
| August 2026 | 103.7 2020=100 | 2.1 |
| July 2026 | 107.4 2020=100 | 0.4 |
| June 2026 | 111.1 2020=100 | 4.4 |
| May 2026 | 109.9 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| April 2026 | 111.4 2020=100 | 3.8 |
| March 2026 | 115.4 2020=100 | 5.5 |
| February 2026 | 102.1 2020=100 | 1.2 |
| January 2026 | 107.7 2020=100 | 6.3 |
| December 2025 | 116.5 2020=100 | 6.1 |
| November 2025 | 109.6 2020=100 | 3.6 |
| October 2025 | 106.9 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| September 2025 | 116.1 2020=100 | 12.0 |
| August 2025 | 101.6 2020=100 | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 107.0 2020=100 | 5.4 |
| June 2025 | 106.4 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| May 2025 | 107.1 2020=100 | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 107.3 2020=100 | 2.2 |
| March 2025 | 109.4 2020=100 | 3.2 |
| February 2025 | 100.9 2020=100 | 3.1 |
| January 2025 | 101.3 2020=100 | −3.3 |
| December 2024 | 109.8 2020=100 | −1.2 |
| November 2024 | 105.8 2020=100 | −3.7 |
| October 2024 | 106.4 2020=100 | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AB-2"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AB-2",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```