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Summary of significant accounting policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Summary of Exchange Rates | The most important exchange rates that have been used in preparing the financial statements are:
|  | Closing rate |  |  | Average rate |
1 US dollar equals: |  | 31 December 2021 |  |  | 31 December 2020 |  |  | 31 December 2019 |  |  | 31 December 2021 |  |  | 31 December 2020 |  |  | 31 December 2019 |
Argentinean peso |  |  | 102.749214 |  |  |  | 84.143520 |  |  |  | 59.890668 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Brazilian real |  |  | 5.580497 |  |  |  | 5.196694 |  |  |  | 4.030696 |  |  |  | 5.368651 |  |  |  | 5.133082 |  |  |  | 3.940998 |
Canadian dollar |  |  | 1.270792 |  |  |  | 1.273981 |  |  |  | 1.299449 |  |  |  | 1.249693 |  |  |  | 1.346594 |  |  |  | 1.329140 |
Colombian peso |  |  | 3 977.14 |  |  |  | 3 438.52 |  |  |  | 3 272.63 |  |  |  | 3 741.19 |  |  |  | 3 689.50 |  |  |  | 3 305.84 |
Chinese yuan |  |  | 6.352382 |  |  |  | 6.537798 |  |  |  | 6.961461 |  |  |  | 6.456753 |  |  |  | 6.947936 |  |  |  | 6.886265 |
Euro |  |  | 0.882924 |  |  |  | 0.814930 |  |  |  | 0.890155 |  |  |  | 0.841767 |  |  |  | 0.878101 |  |  |  | 0.892577 |
Mexican peso |  |  | 20.583378 |  |  |  | 19.948838 |  |  |  | 18.845242 |  |  |  | 20.339905 |  |  |  | 21.182539 |  |  |  | 19.334915 |
Pound sterling |  |  | 0.741903 |  |  |  | 0.732646 |  |  |  | 0.757344 |  |  |  | 0.725564 |  |  |  | 0.780195 |  |  |  | 0.784062 |
Peruvian nuevo sol |  |  | 3.976006 |  |  |  | 3.621009 |  |  |  | 3.317006 |  |  |  | 3.877055 |  |  |  | 3.491580 |  |  |  | 3.346670 |
South Korean won |  |  | 1 188.32 |  |  |  | 1 088.02 |  |  |  | 1 154.54 |  |  |  | 1 139.06 |  |  |  | 1 185.02 |  |  |  | 1 160.69 |
South African rand |  |  | 15.947907 |  |  |  | 14.686598 |  |  |  | 14.044287 |  |  |  | 14.873785 |  |  |  | 16.213180 |  |  |  | 14.512975 |
Summary of Estimated Useful Live of Assets Expected Utility | The estimated useful lives are defined in terms of the asset’s expected utility to the company and can vary from one geographical area to another. On average the estimated useful lives are as follows:
Industrial buildings – other real estate properties |  |  | 20 - 50 years |
Production plant and equipment: |  |  |  |
Production equipment |  |  | 10 - 15 years |
Storage, packaging and handling equipment |  |  | 5 - 7 years |
Returnable packaging: |  |  |  |
Kegs |  |  | 2 - 10 years |
Crates |  |  | 2 - 10 years |
Bottles |  |  | 2 - 5 years |
Point of sale furniture and equipment |  |  | 5 years |
Vehicles |  |  | 5 years |
Information processing equipment |  |  | 3 - 10 years |

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