['DATE | May_of_2016', 'DATE | the_prior_month', 'ORDINAL | first', 'ORG | Econoday', 'PERCENT | -4.1']
The index fell to a seasonally adjusted reading of -4.1 from 17 in the prior month, marking the first negative read since May of 2016 and falling below expectations for 14, based on a survey of economists polled by Econoday.