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Household food consumption in urban China is investigated, using data from the 2000 Survey of Urban Households. A translog demand system is estimated taking account of reported zero consumption. High expenditure elasticities are found for milk and most meat products suggesting that demand for these products will grow faster than demand for other products as the economy develops and incomes increase...