definiens: . FTE Rate means, with respect to manufacturing technology transfer activities underthis Agreement, [ * * ] Dollars ( US$ [ * * ] ) per FTE ( as increased or decreased as set forth below, the ), andwith respect to all other activities under this Agreement, [ * * ] Dollars ( US$ [ * * ] ) per FTE ( as increased or decreased asset forth below, the ) . Each such FTE Rate shall be increased or decreased annually on January 1 ofeach year, commencing with January 1, 2016, by the percentage increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index ( ) as of the then - most - recent December 31 over the CPI as of the preceding December 31 . As used in thisSection 1.30, Consumer Price Index or CPI means the Consumer Price Index – Urban Wage Earners and ClericalWorkers, US City Average, All Items, 1982 - 84 = 100, published by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of LaborStatistics ( or its successor equivalent index )