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The cotton industry was the first industry to see production growth with new techniques in the 18th century.

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The above statement is True. The cotton industry was the first to see production growth with new techniques in the 18th century. England began importing 22 million pounds of cotton. During this time, cotton was the primary industry. Processes like carding, twisting, spinning and rolling increased the output at every step of production. Production per worker increased, and the quality of yarn became better than before. Richard Arkwright introduced the cotton mills during this time. The costly heavy machinery could be set up and supervised in the mills. Earlier the production was limited to households in the countryside only.

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