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In this research, I focused on the 3 year(1995-1997) -analysis of productivity trend about Korean 5 main export industries- motors, steels, ship building, electronics & semiconductor, and textile industries, which have been much influenced by IMF. Comparing with other competing countries, Korea`s productivity level and international competitive power were low, and the productivity of the 5 main industries in this study was lower than that of the manufacturing industries average. First, at the of 1997, motors industry`s praductivity level is lower than manufacturing industries` average productivity in the increasing ratio of value added per employee, the increasing ratio of net sales per employee, the increasing ratio of salaries and wages per employee, tangible fixed assets per employee, liabilities and net worth per employee. So, this industry`s value added is decreasing, for the operating profit is going to `minus`. Second, at the end of 1997, steels industry`s productivity level is get so behind in the increasing ratio of the value added per employee and the increasing ratio of salaries and wages per employee, the ratio of value added to tangible fixed assets. This industry`s operating profit is `minus` too in the form of the value added. Third, at the end of 1997, ship building industry`s productivity level is low in the part of increasing ratio of salaries and wages per employee and the ratio of value added to tangible fixed assets. But, the operating profit was fine. Fourth, at the end of 1997, electronics & semiconductor industry`s productivity level was in the problems of the value added per employee and the increasing, ratio of net sales per employee. The operating profit was `minus` for the increase of increasing salaries and wages per employee. Firth, at the end of 1997, textile industry`s productivity level showed a favorable trend in the ratio of value added per employee and the selling quantity per employee, however, the operating profit of value added was `minus`, and the increase of salaries and wages per employee is problem now. As above, Korean main industries productivity level under the IMF was so low and fell behind. It is important, I believe, that capital, labor and government`s agreement through the reform of the productivity improvement would be the mental productivity campaign and the nation wide campaign of mental reformation.