title: Pro-independence groups, unions call for general strike Oct. 3 in Catalonia
text: MADRID (Reuters) - Pro-independence groups and trade unions in Catalonia have called for a general strike in the northeastern Spanish region for Oct. 3, La Vanguardia newspaper reported citing the head of the group Omnium Cultural Jordi Cuixart. Catalonia s economic output is worth around a fifth of Spain s total gross domestic product and the region has an economy around the size of that of Chile. 