Though India’s merchandise exports did register declines of about 30%, its exports of services continued to do well throughout the crisis. Indians abroad stayed loyal to India: remittances from overseas Indians remained robust, reaching $46.4 billion in 2008-2009, the bulk of which came from the mainly blue-collar Indian expatriate community in the Gulf countries.
虽然商品出口确实下降了30%，但印度服务业的出口依然在危机中蓬勃发展。海外印度人也依然心系故土，境外汇款总额不断增长，在2008~2009年间达到了464亿美元，其中大部分是来自那些在海湾地区打工的印度蓝领工人。