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Balances and Transactions in Foreign Currencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Summary of Assets, Liabilities and Transactions in Foreign Currencies | For the three years ended on December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, 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, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. dollars |  | Ps. | 69,612 |  | Ps. | 1,143 |  | Ps. | 5,590 |  | Ps. | 122,000
Euros |  |  | 479 |  |  | — |  |  | 458 |  |  | 24,521
Other currencies |  |  | 46 |  |  | 1,349 |  |  | 21 |  |  | —
Total |  | Ps. | 70,137 |  | Ps. | 2,492 |  | Ps. | 6,069 |  | Ps. | 146,521
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
|  |  |  |  | Other Operating |  | Purchases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transactions |  | Revenues |  | Revenues |  | of Raw Materials |  | Interest Expense |  | Consulting Fees |  | Asset Acquisitions |  | Other
For the year ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. dollars |  | Ps. | 4,213 |  | Ps. | 1,478 |  | Ps. | 16,398 |  | Ps. | 13,660 |  | Ps. | 480 |  | Ps. | 79 |  | Ps. | 2,413
Euros |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | 1
Other currencies |  |  | 125 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 532 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 103
Total |  | Ps. | 4,338 |  | Ps. | 1,530 |  | Ps. | 16,436 |  | Ps. | 14,192 |  | Ps. | 503 |  | Ps. | 79 |  | Ps. | 2,517
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
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 9,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2021
U.S. dollar |  | 19.9487 |  | 18.8452 |  | 20.1765
Euro |  | 24.5213 |  | 21.1223 |  | 23.8326

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