General Electric Co. reported a 13% rise...

General Electric Co. reported a 13% rise in profit in the third quarter following double-digit gains in many core businesses.

The industrial-financial services conglomerate earned $1.37 billion, or 80 cents per share, in the three months ended Sept. 30, up from $1.21 billion, or 71 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

The results included a previously announced $85 million third-quarter loss at Kidder Peabody & Co., GE’s troubled brokerage firm.

Overall, GE’s third-quarter revenue rose 9% to $16.15 billion from $14.86 billion.

GE, based in Fairfield, Conn., said revenue rose at seven of its 12 businesses and it reported double-digit gains in operating profit--notably plastics, motors, appliances and information systems. The aircraft engine unit saw its profit fall.

At GE Capital Services, the company’s financial services arm, earnings for the quarter rose 7% to $526 million.