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The UK flash manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 47.4 in November, a four-month low, according to IHS Market.
The market had been expecting a modest rise to 49.1, from the 48.9 recorded in October.
Services flash PMI, meanwhile, fell to 49.0, from 49.3 in October, missing expectations of a rise to 49.6.