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Balances and Transactions in Foreign Currencies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Balances and Transactions in Foreign Currencies | Note 15. Balances and Transactions in Foreign Currencies Assets, liabilities and transactions denominated in foreign currencies are those realized in a currency different than the functional currency of the Company. As of December 31, 2018 and for each of the three years ended on December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively; the assets, liabilities and transactions denominated in foreign currencies, expressed in Mexican pesos (contractual amounts) are as follows:
|  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |
Balances |  | Short-Term |  |  | Long-Term |  |  | Short-Term |  |  | Long-Term |
As of December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. dollars |  |  | Ps. 69,281 |  |  |  | Ps. 12,026 |  |  |  | Ps. 4,625 |  |  |  | Ps. 63,112 |
Euros |  |  | 749 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 417 |  |  |  | 22,538 |
Other currencies |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 1,605 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 1 |
Total |  |  | Ps. 70,076 |  |  |  | Ps. 13,631 |  |  |  | Ps. 5,066 |  |  |  | Ps. 85,651 |
As of December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. dollars |  |  | Ps. 69,772 |  |  |  | Ps. 148 |  |  |  | Ps. 4,241 |  |  |  | Ps. 73,115 |
Euros |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,881 |  |  |  | 23,573 |
Other currencies |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 1,674 |  |  |  | 340 |  |  |  | 1 |
Total |  |  | Ps. 69,843 |  |  |  | Ps. 1,822 |  |  |  | Ps. 6,462 |  |  |  | Ps. 96,689 |
Transactions |  | Revenues |  |  | Other Operating Revenues |  |  | Purchases of Raw Materials |  |  | Interest Expense |  |  | Consulting Fees |  |  | Asset Acquisitions |  |  | Other |
For the year ended December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. dollars |  | Ps. | 7,228 |  |  | Ps. | 130 |  |  | Ps. | 21,460 |  |  | Ps. | 2,309 |  |  | Ps. | 752 |  |  | Ps. | 2,166 |  |  |  | Ps. 2,676 |
Euros |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 434 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Other currencies |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | Ps. | 7,228 |  |  | Ps. | 139 |  |  | Ps. | 21,523 |  |  | Ps. | 2,743 |  |  | Ps. | 774 |  |  | Ps. | 2,166 |  |  |  | Ps. 2,677 |
For the year ended December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. dollars |  | Ps. | 1,909 |  |  | Ps. | 1,677 |  |  | Ps. | 16,320 |  |  | Ps. | 2,534 |  |  | Ps. | 267 |  |  | Ps. | 272 |  |  |  | Ps. 4,052 |
Euros |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 87 |  |  |  | 452 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 20 |
Other currencies |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | Ps. | 1,909 |  |  | Ps. | 1,679 |  |  | Ps. | 16,407 |  |  | Ps. | 2,986 |  |  | Ps. | 302 |  |  | Ps. | 276 |  |  | Ps. | 4,072 |
For the year ended December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. dollars |  | Ps. | 4,068 |  |  | Ps. | 1,281 |  |  | Ps. | 14,961 |  |  | Ps. | 3,173 |  |  | Ps. | 182 |  |  | Ps. | 407 |  |  | Ps. | 3,339 |
Euros |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 355 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |
Other currencies |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 150 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 150 |  |  |  | 185 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4 |
Total |  | Ps. | 4,103 |  |  | Ps. | 1,431 |  |  | Ps. | 15,065 |  |  | Ps. | 3,678 |  |  | Ps. | 410 |  |  | Ps. | 407 |  |  | Ps. | 3,348 |
Mexican peso exchange rates effective at the dates of the consolidated statements of financial position and at the issuance date of the Company’s consolidated financial statements were as follows:
|  | December 31, |  |  | April 19, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2019 |
U.S. dollar |  |  | 19.6829 |  |  |  | 19.7354 |  |  |  | 18.9516 |
Euro |  |  | 22.5383 |  |  |  | 23.5729 |  |  |  | 21.3171 |

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