add up

Though housing and transportation account for half of U.S. households’ spending, according to Labor Department data, discretionary items add up.

It all adds up to a perfect storm for the metal in everything from soda cans to foil.

Meaning, to a model, can be added up and averaged, divided and subtracted.

Margin stacking is when profit markups from different parts of the supply chain add up, leading to a higher final price.

For now, though, it all adds up to the one thing Chelsea has been building—by trial and costly error—ever since the American takeover: a genuine title contender.