TORONTO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Canadian economic activity

expanded at a slower pace in October as a measure of prices

edged higher, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed

on Thursday.

The seasonally adjusted index fell to 52.4 last month from

59.8 in September.

The Ivey PMI measures the month to month variation in

economic activity as indicated by a panel of purchasing managers

from across Canada. A reading above 50 indicates an increase in

activity.

The gauge of employment rose to an adjusted 51.8 from 50.2

in September, while the prices index was at 64.3, up from 63.2.

The unadjusted PMI fell to 51.7 from 61.6.