<P> During the 1980s and 1990s , a major growth sector in manufacturing was the electronics industry with over 130 North American and 35 Japanese companies establishing operations in Wales . However , this is a characteristic of a `` branch factory '' economy where routine production is located in one region while higher skill activities are located in another . </P>
<P> During the 1980s and 1990s , a major growth sector in manufacturing was the electronics industry with over 130 North American and 35 Japanese companies establishing operations in Wales . However , this is a characteristic of a `` branch factory '' economy where routine production is located in one region while higher skill activities are located in another . </P>
what has helped the economy in wales improve in the 1990s
what has helped the economy in wales improve in the 1990s
the electronics industry
the electronics industry