['DATE | January', 'ORG | IHS_Markit', 'exchangeName | manufacturing_purchasing_managers_index', 'stockChange | fell', 'stockPoints | 53.7', 'stockPoints | 54.9']
The flash reading of the IHS Markit manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 53.7 from 54.9 in January, on a scale where any reading above 50 indicates improving conditions.