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Balances and Transactions in Foreign Currencies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Balances and Transactions in Foreign Currencies | Note 16. 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. 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
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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