WASHINGTON—President Biden remains undecided about easing tariffs on Chinese imports, as he weighs the possible impact on inflation against the impact on American workers, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said.

“He is trying to balance the benefit to inflation from cutting the tariffs against potential harm to U.S. labor,” Ms. Raimondo said in an interview. “I know he’s looking at it. He takes it incredibly seriously.”

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