Many people are paying more attention to economic trends than they did before the credit meltdown. Financing the Future News." Long-Term Financial Planning Resources, Notices, and Events--an electronic newsletter from the GFOA's Research and Consulting Center--provides its subscribers with a monthly summary of relevant statistics. Government Finance Review will reprint an excerpt of those statistics in this and subsequent issues to help GFOA members keep track of the overall economic picture. (To be added to the mailing list for Financing the Future News, e-mail ltfp@gfoa.org.)