       @height = 360 - (margins.top + margins.bottom)
       # height of the series section
       @series_height = 190
+      @series_width = @width - 15
       @svg = d3.select("#d3_container_#{@key}")
         .append("svg:svg")
         .attr("height", @height + margins.top + margins.bottom)

      # Run the stack method on the nested entries
      stacked_data = @stack_method(@nest.entries @prepare_data())

      @x = d3.scale.linear().range([0, @width - 15])
        .domain([@start_year, @end_year])

      # show years at the corners

      @y_axis = d3.svg.axis()
        .scale(@inverted_y)
        .ticks(4)
        .tickSize(-@series_width, 10, 0)
        .orient("right")
        .tickFormat((x) => Metric.autoscale_value x, @model.get('unit'))
      @svg.append("svg:g")
