In 2009, the United States imposed a tariff of 35% on radial car tire imports from China. The tariff caused imports of these tires to drop from 13 million tires to less than 6 million tires in one quarter, and the average price of these tires to increase by $8 per tire. Who was the primary loser from this tariff?
Chinese tire producers
Domestic tire producers
Non-Chinese foreign tire producers
Tire consumers in the United States
The federal government in the United State