Before the First World War industrial growth was slow. War created a different situation. British occupation with the war, Manchester imports into India declined.Indian mills had a vast market to supply.Indian factories supplied jute bags, cloth for army uniforms, tents and leather boots, and host of other items.New factories were set up and old ones started working multiple shifts.Many new workers employed, worked for longer hours.Boom in industrial production; India also produced war goods. Britain failed to recapture its former economic power. Within the colonies, that is the Indian industrialists consolidated their position, captured the home market and took the place of foreign manufacturers