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Balances and Transactions in Foreign Currencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Summary of Assets, Liabilities and Transactions in Foreign Currencies | As of December 31, 2019 and for each of the three years ended on December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, 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, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. dollars |  | Ps. | 58,151 |  |  | Ps. | 452 |  |  | Ps. | 5,597 |  |  | Ps. | 57,075 |
Euros |  |  | 877 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 363 |  |  |  | 21,122 |
Other currencies |  |  | 620 |  |  |  | 1,593 |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | 1 |
Total |  | Ps. | 59,648 |  |  | Ps. | 2,045 |  |  | Ps. | 6,018 |  |  | Ps. | 78,198 |
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 |
Transactions |  | Revenues |  |  | Other Operating Revenues |  |  | Purchases of Raw Materials |  |  | Interest Expense |  |  | Consulting Fees |  |  | Asset Acquisitions |  |  | Other |
For the year ended December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. dollars |  | Ps. | 5,487 |  |  | Ps. | 5,612 |  |  | Ps. | 17,941 |  |  | Ps. | 2,183 |  |  | Ps. | 718 |  |  | Ps. | 3,388 |  |  | Ps. | 4,348 |
Euros |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 538 |  |  |  | 397 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 2 |
Other currencies |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 982 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 132 |
Total |  | Ps. | 5,488 |  |  | Ps. | 6,594 |  |  | Ps. | 18,479 |  |  | Ps. | 2,580 |  |  | Ps. | 753 |  |  | Ps. | 3,393 |  |  | Ps. | 4,482 |
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 |
Summary of Exchange Rates | 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 24 , |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2020 |
U.S. dollar |  |  | 18.8452 |  |  |  | 19.6829 |  |  |  | 24.5 883 |
Euro |  |  | 21. 1 223 |  |  |  | 22.5383 |  |  |  | 26. 5 3 50 |

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